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Léopold Jorédié
Léopold Jorédié (1947 – 8 September 2013) was a former Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia who served under Jean Lèques. As VP he was given a suspended sentence for corruption.[1] In 2007 he was declared unfit to hold public office and declared bankrupt.[2] He was a member of the Federation of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees.[3] Although the FCCI itself is a moderate nationalist party, from the 1980s onward he was seen as more militant and even open to "armed struggle" against the French.[4]
Léopold Jorédié | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia | |
| In office 28 May 1999 – 5 April 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Déwé Gorodey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 |
| Died | 8 September 2013 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupation | Politician |
References edit
- ^ BBC Archive - Oct 1, 2001
- ^ Islands Business[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Contemporary Pacific 12.2 (2000) 515-520
- ^ "Noumea Journal; On an Island in the Pacific, but Far From at Peace" in the July 26, 1988 edition of The New York Times