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2023 In French Polynesia
Events from 2023 in French Polynesia. Incumbents * President: Édouard Fritch (until 12 May); Moetai Brotherson onwards * President of the Assembly: Gaston Tong Sang (until 12 May); Antony Géros onwards Events * 16 April: First round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election * 30 April: Second round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election Sports * 19 – 27 August: French Polynesia at the 2023 World Athletics Championships Deaths * 29 April – Ralph Taaviri, 68, trade unionist, independence activist, and environmentalist. * 2 May – Matahi Brothers, 62, businessman. * 11 May – Teina Maraeura, 72, politician, deputy (1986–2013, 2018–2023) and mayor of Rangiroa (1986–2021). * 19 July – Raymond Bagnis, 91, doctor, ciguatera fish poisoning researcher. * 22 December – John Mairai, 78, poet, actor, and playwright. References 2023 in French Polynesia 2020s in French Polynesia Years of the 21st century in French Polynesia Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023
Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the euro and become the 20th member state of the eurozone. This will be the first enlargement of the monetary union since Lithuania's entry in 2015. ** Croatia will join Schengen and become the 27th member state of Europe's passport-free travel area. This will be the first enlargement of Europe's passport-free travel area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011. ** Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in as the next President of Brazil after defeating incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election that was held in Brazil on October 30, 2022. ** Uzbekistan's Latin alphabet transition will be complete. * January 12 – January 22 – 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, New York, United States. * January 13 – January 14 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Taaviri
Ralph Taaviri (14 October 1954 – 29 April 2023) was a French Polynesian trade unionist, independence activist and environmentalist. He was an activist in the Tāvini Huiraʻatira party and a co-founder of environmental NGO Faatura te rahu a te Atua. Taaviri was from Papeari Papeari is a village on the south coast of Tahiti. It is located in Tahiti-nui district, around 32 miles from Papeete. History Papeari is attested in some accounts as Tahiti's oldest village. Some 19th-century sources attest that Papeari was forme .... In 1995, following the resumption of nuclear testing by French colonial authorities, he was one of a number of trade unionists abducted and tortured by French police. He died after falling while hunting in the Punaruu valley in April 2023. References 1954 births 2023 deaths People from Tahiti French Polynesian activists French Polynesian trade unionists French Polynesian politicians {{FrenchPolynesia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s In French Polynesia
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In French Polynesia
Events from 2023 in French Polynesia. Incumbents * President: Édouard Fritch (until 12 May); Moetai Brotherson onwards * President of the Assembly: Gaston Tong Sang (until 12 May); Antony Géros onwards Events * 16 April: First round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election * 30 April: Second round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election Sports * 19 – 27 August: French Polynesia at the 2023 World Athletics Championships Deaths * 29 April – Ralph Taaviri, 68, trade unionist, independence activist, and environmentalist. * 2 May – Matahi Brothers, 62, businessman. * 11 May – Teina Maraeura, 72, politician, deputy (1986–2013, 2018–2023) and mayor of Rangiroa (1986–2021). * 19 July – Raymond Bagnis, 91, doctor, ciguatera fish poisoning researcher. * 22 December – John Mairai, 78, poet, actor, and playwright. References 2023 in French Polynesia 2020s in French Polynesia Years of the 21st century in French Polynesia Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mairai
John Tapu Mairai (28 November 1945 – 22 December 2023) was a French Polynesian poet, actor, orator, playwright, teacher, journalist, and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of Tahitian language, Reo Tahiti theater and a member of the Tahitian Academy. Biography Mairai was born on 28 November 1945 in Papeete, and grew up in Mataiva in the Tuamotus. He was educated at Lycée Paul-Gauguin in Tahiti before studying fine arts at Graceland University in the United States. On returning to French Polynesia he worked as a sailor, before joining the Territorial Office for Cultural Action. In 1983 he founded the theater company ''Teata Maruao'' ("theatre of the dawn"), and in 1987 produced ''Maro Putoto'', an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth in Reo Tahiti. In 1992 he produced ''Te Manu Tane'', a Reo Tahiti adaptation of Molière's ''Le Bourgeois gentilhomme''. He also produced other plays based on Tahitian history, including "Opuhara" and "Tavi roi et la loi". He later worked as a sports jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), also known simply as ciguatera, is a foodborne illness caused by eating reef fish whose flesh is contaminated with certain toxins. Such individual fish are said to be ciguatoxic. Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, numbness, itchiness, sensitivity to hot and cold, dizziness, and weakness. The onset of symptoms varies with the amount of toxin eaten from half an hour to up to two days. The diarrhea may last for up to four days. Some symptoms typically remain for a few weeks to months. Heart difficulties such as slow heart rate and low blood pressure may also occur. The specific toxins involved are ciguatoxin and maitotoxin. They are originally made by a small marine organism, ''Gambierdiscus toxicus'', that grows on and around coral reefs in tropical and subtropical waters. These are eaten by herbivorous fish which in turn are eaten by larger carnivorous fish. The toxins become more concentrated as they move up the food chain. The fish most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Bagnis
Raymond Bagnis (17 May 1932 – 19 July 2023) was a French medical doctor who practiced in French Polynesia for fifty years, during which he did significant research on Ciguatera fish poisoning. He was also a founder of the Proscience Te Turu ‘Ihi Association, and served as President of the French Polynesia Council of Physicians in 2019. Life and career Raymond Bagnis was born in Nice on 17 May 1932. He trained as a medical doctor at the ''École du service de santé des armées de Bordeaux'', graduating in 1959. He was then sent to Mauritania, where he worked in the mobile hygiene service for three years. In 1963, he moved to French Polynesia. After working in the Gambier Islands, he joined the Malardé Institute in 1967, leading their research on Ciguatera and becoming a leading expert on the disease. Bagnis retired from the institute in 1990. He then lectured at French Pacific University, before returning to medical practice. In 1992 he founded the Proscience Te Turu ‘Ihi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangiroa
Rangiroa ( Tuamotuan for 'vast sky') or Te Kokōta (Cook Islands Māori for 'the Hyades star cluster') is the largest atoll in the Tuamotus and one of the largest in the world (smaller than Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Huvadhu in the Maldives). It is in French Polynesia and is part of the Palliser group. The nearest atoll is Tikehau, to the west. It is about northeast of Tahiti. Rangiroa is home to about 2,500 people on almost . The chief town is Avatoru, in the atoll's northwest. Geography and environment The atoll consists of about 415 motus, islets and sandbars comprising a total land area of about . There are approximately one hundred narrow passages (straits or passes), called ''hoa'', in the fringing reef. The atoll has a flattened elliptic shape, with in length and a width ranging from . The width of land reaches wide and its circumference totals up to . The lagoon has a maximum depth of and its surface is . It is so large that it has its own horiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teina Maraeura
Teina Maraeura (11 August 1950 – 11 May 2023) was a French Polynesian politician and Cabinet minister who served as Mayor of Rangiroa from 1986 to 2021, when he was barred from office after being convicted of corruption. Biography Maraeura was born in Tikehau in the Tuamotus and worked as a fisherman. He began his political career at the 1986 French Polynesian legislative election, when he was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia as the second MP on the Tapura Napo des Tuamotu-Gambier list. Three months later he was elected mayor of Rangiroa. Constantly re-elected as Mayor and to the Assembly, in October 2004 he was appointed Minister of Culture, in charge of the promotion of Polynesian languages in the government of Gaston Flosse. He lost the position in March 2005. In December 2005, he and Michel Yip left the Tahoera'a to become independents. In 2006, he served briefly as Minister of Outer Island Affairs. In 2007 he founded Te niu hau manahune, the party of the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matahi Brothers
Matahi Brothers (26 March 1961 – 2 May 2023) was a French Polynesian banker and company director, who was managing director of the SOCREDO bank from 2017 to 2022. Brothers was born in New Caledonia and grew up in Papeete and Vairao on Tahiti. He studied at the University of Nice in France, graduating with master's degrees in management and accounting. He joined SOCREDO in 1987 as an account manager, and worked his way up through the ranks. From 2003 to 2006 he was director-general of OPT, before returning to SOCREDO to work as deputy chief executive. He also served as a director of Air Tahiti and Air Tahiti Nui. In January 2017 he was appointed managing director of SOCREDO, replacing James Estall. He retired from the position in 2022. In December 2022 he was made a Knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui The Order of Tahiti Nui was established on 5 June 1996 by the Assembly of French Polynesia to reward distinguished merit and achievements in the service to French Polynesia. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Polynesia At The 2023 World Athletics Championships
French Polynesia competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023. Results French Polynesia entered 1 athlete. Men ;Track and road events References External linksFrench Polynesia Results {{Nations at the 2023 World Athletics Championships Nations at the 2023 World Athletics Championships |
History Of French Polynesia
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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