Éloi Machoro
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Éloi Machoro was an independentist
New Caledonia
n Kanak politician.
After he had founded the seminary of Païta
, in 1974 he became a teacher. He selected as a party for himself the Caledonian Union
which chose in 1977 in the Congress of Bourail under the leadership of Jean-Marie Tjibaou
independent of Caledonia as an official position. In the same year he was chosen as a representative of his party in Territorial Assembly of New Caledonia. He just went higher and higher on the ladder as long as in 1981 after the assassination of Pierre Declercq
at his own house on 19 September 1981 Machoro has reached the position of UC's general secretary. As a Kanak nationalist, he wished that New Caledonia never will be like it was before.», and among participants of the party's central part he represented the most radical partisans of Socialist Kanak Independence movement. Jean-Marie Tjibaou
was the leader of the organisation, which would use armed forces also, if necessary. He and other independentist militants went to Libya
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FLNSK was formed on 18 November 1984 which replaced Independentist Front. Jean-Marie Tjibaou called for the boycott of institutions and the elections. He shattered a ballot with an axe and said the system prefers to Caldoche
s. On 1 December 1984 Jean-Marie Tjibaou formed a provisional government, of Kanak Socialist Republic and Éloi Machoro became Minister of Security and so he became the leader of independentist armed forces.
At beginning he disarmed the gendarmes of Thio
andwithout any violent got control over the village. On 11 January 1985 Melanesians killed Yves Tual, daughter of a European stockbreeder. These events triggered off a series of night rebellions. Next day on 12 January gendarme started an operation for freeing the house of a European which the militant independentist occupied with the leadership of Éloi Machoro in the neighbourhood of Canala
. Occupants flow away and found some security for themselves in another house where gendarmes after strong warnings started to catch up everybody. Éloi Machoro and another Kanak have died during the action. Gendarme left Machoro agonise during long hours without giving him any kind of help.
Éloi Machoro is a controversial person of New Caledonia: for population of European Territories among antiindependentists his name was associated with violence against civil armed forces. Among independentists he was one of their characteristic leaders, a hero, who died martyrdom.
Separatism
Separatism is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession, separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy...
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
n Kanak politician.
After he had founded the seminary of Païta
Païta
Païta is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. New Caledonia's international airport, La Tontouta International Airport, is located there....
, in 1974 he became a teacher. He selected as a party for himself the Caledonian Union
Caledonian Union
The Caledonian Union is a pro-independence political party in New Caledonia. In the latest legislative elections of May 10, 2009, the party won around 11.65 % of the popular vote, and 9 out of 54 seats in the Territorial Congress.-History:...
which chose in 1977 in the Congress of Bourail under the leadership of Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Jean-Marie Tjibaou was a leader of the Kanak independence movement and a politician in New Caledonia. The son of a tribal chief, Tjibaou was ordained a priest but abandoned his religious vocation for a life in political activism...
independent of Caledonia as an official position. In the same year he was chosen as a representative of his party in Territorial Assembly of New Caledonia. He just went higher and higher on the ladder as long as in 1981 after the assassination of Pierre Declercq
Pierre Declercq
Pierre Declercq was a French-born politician from New Caledonia, follower of independentism.As a teacher he arrived to New Caledonia in the 1960s. Formerly secretary of the Caledonian Union. President of the Reupublic received him and other members of CU on 19 September 1981. He was...
at his own house on 19 September 1981 Machoro has reached the position of UC's general secretary. As a Kanak nationalist, he wished that New Caledonia never will be like it was before.», and among participants of the party's central part he represented the most radical partisans of Socialist Kanak Independence movement. Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Jean-Marie Tjibaou was a leader of the Kanak independence movement and a politician in New Caledonia. The son of a tribal chief, Tjibaou was ordained a priest but abandoned his religious vocation for a life in political activism...
was the leader of the organisation, which would use armed forces also, if necessary. He and other independentist militants went to Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
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FLNSK was formed on 18 November 1984 which replaced Independentist Front. Jean-Marie Tjibaou called for the boycott of institutions and the elections. He shattered a ballot with an axe and said the system prefers to Caldoche
Caldoche
Caldoche is the name given to European inhabitants of the French territory of New Caledonia, mostly native-born French settlers. The formal name to refer to this particular population is Calédoniens, short for the very formal Néo-Calédoniens, however this self-appellation technically includes all...
s. On 1 December 1984 Jean-Marie Tjibaou formed a provisional government, of Kanak Socialist Republic and Éloi Machoro became Minister of Security and so he became the leader of independentist armed forces.
At beginning he disarmed the gendarmes of Thio
Thio
The prefix thio-, when applied to a chemical, such as an ion, means that an oxygen atom in the compound has been replaced by a sulfur atom. This meaning is especially valid in organic chemistry. For example, the word ether refers to an oxygen-containing compound having the general chemical...
andwithout any violent got control over the village. On 11 January 1985 Melanesians killed Yves Tual, daughter of a European stockbreeder. These events triggered off a series of night rebellions. Next day on 12 January gendarme started an operation for freeing the house of a European which the militant independentist occupied with the leadership of Éloi Machoro in the neighbourhood of Canala
Canala
Canala is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.-History:On 25 April 1995 about 47% of the territory of Canala was detached and became the commune of Kouaoua....
. Occupants flow away and found some security for themselves in another house where gendarmes after strong warnings started to catch up everybody. Éloi Machoro and another Kanak have died during the action. Gendarme left Machoro agonise during long hours without giving him any kind of help.
Éloi Machoro is a controversial person of New Caledonia: for population of European Territories among antiindependentists his name was associated with violence against civil armed forces. Among independentists he was one of their characteristic leaders, a hero, who died martyrdom.