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418:
had promised short-term residents of the territory would not be able to vote, they were enfranchised for the referendum. As a result of claimed failures to respect the rights of the indigenous population, the
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boycotted the referendum in protest at the franchise requirements, which made the indigenous population a minority. Although former French president
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988:
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797:
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or becoming independent. The referendum was boycotted by independence movements. Only 1.7% voted in favour of independence.
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passed a law on 15 April 1984 on holding an independence referendum in New
Caledonia. Independence movements including the
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Voters were asked "Do you wish New
Caledonia to remain in the French Republic, or do you wish it to become independent?"
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Questioned sovereignties: Independence referendums and secession in a comparative perspective
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Do you want New
Caledonia to gain independence or remain within the French Republic?
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on 13 September 1987. Voters were given the choice of remaining part of
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United
Nations list of non-self-governing territories
615:Voter boycott expected in New Caledonia elections
585:New Caledonia (France), 13 September 1987: Status
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639:
412:Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front
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538:2021 New Caledonian independence referendum
533:2020 New Caledonian independence referendum
528:2018 New Caledonian independence referendum
19:1987 New Caledonian independence referendum
662:Elections and referendums in New Caledonia
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632:
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511:
627:
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933:Elections and referendums in France
424:Special Committee on Decolonization
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14:
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989:September 1987 events in Oceania
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232:Vice President of the Government
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25:
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1:
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406:By a vote of 325 to 249, the
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964:Referendums in New Caledonia
7:
521:
220:President of the Government
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500:
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472:
461:
450:
429:
927:
881:
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553:Ouvéa cave hostage taking
543:Decolonisation of Oceania
501:Registered voters/turnout
185:Politics of New Caledonia
163:Registered voters/turnout
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84:
75:
70:
63:
39:
23:
969:Independence referendums
599:Alexandra Remond (2017)
426:did not send observers.
670:Parliamentary elections
388:independence referendum
134:Invalid or blank votes
617:UPI, 12 September 1982
979:Separatism in Oceania
954:1987 in New Caledonia
974:Separatism in France
237:Isabelle Champmoreau
473:Invalid/blank votes
416:François Mitterrand
330:Matignon Agreements
20:
94:Remain with France
18:
941:
940:
587:Direct Democracy
519:
518:
408:French Parliament
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263:Political parties
208:High Commissioner
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47:13 September 1987
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959:1987 referendums
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514:Direct Democracy
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347:Other countries
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984:Decolonization
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392:New Caledonia
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335:Nouméa Accord
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303:Referendums:
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276:Legislative:
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254:Veylma Falaeo
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213:Patrice Faure
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38:
22:
16:
893:
595:
494:
489:
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462:Independence
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405:
390:was held in
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155:
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123:Valid votes
111:Independence
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103:
98:
93:
46:
15:
882:Referendums
589:(in German)
225:Louis Mapou
146:Total votes
948:Categories
931:See also:
567:References
560:Yaka dansé
402:Background
269:elections
249:President
522:See also
512:Source:
244:Congress
783:1946–47
440:Choice
430:Results
267:Recent
167:85,022
156:100.00%
129:98.41%
126:49,453
71:Results
555:(1988)
507:59.10
504:85,022
490:50,250
457:98.30
454:48,611
451:France
443:Votes
396:France
170:59.1%
151:50,250
140:1.59%
118:1.70%
104:98.30%
99:48,611
85:Votes
81:Choice
485:Total
468:1.70
919:2021
914:2020
909:2018
904:1998
899:1988
894:1987
889:1958
873:2019
868:2014
863:2009
858:2004
853:1999
848:1995
843:1989
838:1988
833:1985
828:1984
823:1979
818:1977
813:1972
808:1967
803:1962
798:1958
793:1957
788:1953
778:1945
773:1940
768:1937
763:1934
758:1931
753:1928
748:1925
743:1922
738:1920
733:1913
728:1910
723:1907
718:1904
713:1901
708:1898
703:1896
698:1895
693:1892
688:1889
683:1886
678:1885
320:2021
315:2020
310:2018
305:1987
293:2019
288:2014
283:2009
278:2004
137:797
115:842
495:100
476:797
465:842
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