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Oscar Temaru

b. 1944 · 20th century

Oscar Temaru is a French Polynesian politician, founder of the pro-independence party Tavini Huiraatira and long-time mayor of Faaa. He served several times as president of French Polynesia between 2004 and 2013, alternating in power with Gaston Flosse, and campaigned for the territory's return to the UN list of non-self-governing territories, achieved in 2013.

Oscar Temaru
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French Polynesia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Oscar Temaru. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oscar-temaru
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