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{{Infobox country|name=New Caledonia|native_name=Nouvelle-Calédonie|image_flag=New Caledonian flag.svg|capital=Nouméa|largest_city=Nouméa|image_map=New Caledonia map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=French|area_km2=18,576|population_census=271,407|population_census_year=2019}} | {{Infobox country|name=New Caledonia|native_name=Nouvelle-Calédonie|image_flag=New Caledonian flag.svg|capital=Nouméa|largest_city=Nouméa|image_map=New Caledonia map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=French|area_km2=18,576|population_census=271,407|population_census_year=2019}} | ||
[[File:Kanaky map.png|thumb|Indigenous groups in New Caledonia]] | |||
'''New Caledonia''' is a [[French Republic|French]] [[Settler colonialism|settler-colony]] in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The [[Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front]] (FLNKS) has been struggling for [[national liberation]] and independence since the 1980s.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=B. A. Ford|newspaper=[[People's Voice]]|title=Kanaky-New Caledonia independence vote shines light on imperialism in the Pacific|date=2020-10-19|url=https://pvonline.ca/2020/10/19/kanaky-new-caledonia-independence-vote-shines-light-on-imperialism-in-the-pacific/|retrieved=2022-12-22}}</ref> | '''New Caledonia''' is a [[French Republic|French]] [[Settler colonialism|settler-colony]] in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The [[Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front]] (FLNKS) has been struggling for [[national liberation]] and independence since the 1980s.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=B. A. Ford|newspaper=[[People's Voice]]|title=Kanaky-New Caledonia independence vote shines light on imperialism in the Pacific|date=2020-10-19|url=https://pvonline.ca/2020/10/19/kanaky-new-caledonia-independence-vote-shines-light-on-imperialism-in-the-pacific/|retrieved=2022-12-22}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 24 September 2023
| New Caledonia Nouvelle-Calédonie | |
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 Flag | |
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| Capital and largest city | Nouméa |
| Official languages | French |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,576 km² |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 271,407 |
New Caledonia is a French settler-colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) has been struggling for national liberation and independence since the 1980s.[1]
History
James Cook became the first European to visit New Caledonia in 1774.[1]
France annexed New Caledonia in 1853. Many members of the Paris Commune were exiled to New Caledonia after 1871.[2] New Caledonia became a French Overseas Territory in 1946.[3] In 1998, the FLNKS signed an agreement with France to extend more rights to indigenous Kanak peoples.[1]
2021 independence referendum
The FLNKS boycotted a 2021 referendum for independence from France. 96.5% of votes in the referendum were against independence, but only 43.87% of the population voted in the referendum.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 B. A. Ford (2020-10-19). "Kanaky-New Caledonia independence vote shines light on imperialism in the Pacific" People's Voice. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ Robert Aldrich, John Connell (2006). France's Overseas Frontier: Départements et territoires d'outre-mer (p. 46). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521030366
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Progressive sections denounce outcome of New Caledonia referendum" (2021-12-20). Peoples Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-09-09.