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scheme, to prepare the islands for independence. The French government had become increasingly bothered by the influence of RDPT, and the local
Governor conspire against the RDPT government. Protests against the RDPT government were mobilized by the urban opposition, the Chinese community and in
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in 1949. After that victory, the 'Pouvanaa
Committee' (formed by his Pouvanaa's supporters for the election campaign) and a group of ex-servicemen founded the RDPT on November 17, 1949. At the time of its foundation, the party proposed various political and social reforms in favour of the
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assemblyman, respectively. In the 1951 election, Pouvanaa had won with 70% of the votes in French
Oceania. The party won the January 18, 1953 Territorial Assembly election, winning 18 out of 25 seats. Notably, Pouvanaa did not get elected from the Papeete seat he contested.
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issued a ban on the party, invoking a law that enabled outlawing political organizations that threatened French 'national integrity'. The decision was motivated by a message from
Pouvanaa to RDPT from jail, which had called on the party on advocate full independence.
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Gradually RDPT was radicalised. It began calling for
Tahitian take-over of French- and Chinese-owned businesses, substituting French officials with Tahitians, return of Tahitian lands to Tahitians and substituting the
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on fire. He was subsequently sentenced to eight years in jail, and another 15 years of banishment from French
Polynesia. Pouvanaa's supporters consistently claimed that he had been framed.
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The RDPT rapidly became widely popular amongst the Maohis. In particular it attracted support from poor rural populations. Pouvanaa retained his seat in the French
National Assembly in the
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Pouvanaa campaigned for independence in the 1958 referendum. After the referendum, Pouvanaa was arrested. He was accused of plotting a revolutionary uprising, by setting the capital
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However, running the regional government became increasingly difficult for the party. The RDPT sought to build a national economy through the introduction of an
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particular the French business community. Moreover rivalry between
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