Jean-Marie Tjibaou
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Jean-Marie Tjibaou (Script error: No such module "IPA".; January 30, 1936 – May 4, 1989[1]) was a French politician in New Caledonia and leader of the Kanak independence movement. The son of a tribal chief, Tjibaou was ordained a Catholic priest but abandoned his religious vocation for a life in political activism. He was killed in 1989 at the age of 53.
Career
During the 1970s, he undertook a thesis in ethnology at the Sorbonne. While he did not complete his studies, he became engaged in cultural and ethnicity issues on New Caledonia. In 1975 he arranged the Melanesia 2000 festival, which emphasized the Kanak identity.
He was appointed mayor of Hienghène in 1977. In 1979, he was made territorial councillor in the newly-formed Independence Front. Additionally, he became the head of the pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front in 1984.
His son, Emmanuel Tjibaou, is also a Kanak independentist. Like his father was, Emmanuel Tjibaou is also active politically and became a French MP in 2024.[2]
Death
On 4 May 1989, Tjibaou was shot dead along with Template:Ill in Ouvéa by another Kanak, Template:Ill.[3] A cultural leader in the promotion of the indigenous Kanak culture, Wéa was shot dead by Tjibaou's bodyguards after the attack. Witnesses said other gunmen were involved.[4]
Honors
The modern Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, is named in his honour.
See also
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References
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