Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Jean-Marie Tjibaou | |
|---|---|
| In office 18 June 1982 – 6 September 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Ukeiwé |
| Succeeded by | Dick Ukeiwé |
| Vice-president of the New-Caledonia Council of government | |
| Mayor of Hienghène | |
| In office 1977–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Yves de Villelongue |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Karié Bwarhat |
| President of Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Founder |
| Succeeded by | Paul Néaoutyine |
| President of Caledonian Union | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Rock Pidjot |
| Succeeded by | François Burck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1936 |
| Died | 4 May 1989 (aged 53) |
| Party | Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front Union calédonienne |
| Spouse | Marie-Claude Wetta |
| Children | Emmanuel Tjibaou |
| Alma mater | Faculté catholique de Lyon École pratique des hautes études |
| Profession | Catholic priest Fonctionnaire territoriale |
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Jean-Marie Tjibaou (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi tʃibau]; 30 January 1936 – 4 May 1989) 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.