Category:Pouvanaa a Oopa
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English: Pouvanaa a Oopa (May 10, 1895 - January 10, 1977) was a French Polynesia politician and Tahitian nationalist, who led a Tahitian separatist movement against French rule, before being exiled to France in the late 1950s. Tahitians and other French Polynesians refer to Pouvanaa as metua, which means "spiritual father." He remains an important symbol for the French Polynesian independence or autonomy movements.
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Date of birth | 10 May 1895 Huahine Pouvana'a a Oopa Tetuaapua | ||||
Date of death | 10 January 1977 Tahiti | ||||
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Media in category "Pouvanaa a Oopa"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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Papeete - Pouvana A Oopa (1) (cropped).JPG 432 × 543; 126 KB
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Papeete - Pouvana A Oopa (1).JPG 1,280 × 853; 762 KB
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Pouvanaa a Oopa (Papeete - Tahiti).jpg 1,536 × 2,048; 1.44 MB
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Pouvanaa a Oopa Monument plaque.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 1.36 MB
Categories:
- Oopa (surname)
- Pouvanaa (given name)
- 1895 births
- 1977 deaths
- Births in French Polynesia
- Deaths in Papeete
- People associated with World War I from France
- People of Danish descent
- Male politicians of France
- Deputies of French Polynesia
- Deputies of the 1st Legislature of the French Fourth Republic
- Deputies of the 2nd Legislature of the French Fourth Republic
- Deputies of the 3rd Legislature of the French Fourth Republic
- Deputies of the 1st French National Assembly
- Senators of the French Fifth Republic
- Senators of French Polynesia