Internal Autonomy Day (french: Fête de l’autonomie; ty, Heiva o te) is an official holiday in

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = "Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of French ...

, an overseas collectivity of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

. It is celebrated annually on 29 June, to honor Tahitian and French Polynesian

self-rule __NOTOC__ Self-governance, self-government, or self-rule is the ability of a person or group to exercise all necessary functions of regulation without intervention from an external authority. It may refer to personal conduct or to any form o ...

. The day also marked the annexation of the

Kingdom of Tahiti The Kingdom of Tahiti was a monarchy founded by paramount chief Pōmare I, who, with the aid of British people, British missionaries and traders, and European weaponry, unified the islands of Tahiti, Mo'orea, Moʻorea, Tetiꞌaroa, Teti‘aroa, ...

and the turnover of native sovereignty by King Pōmare V to France. Pro-autonomy political parties celebrate the holiday on 29 June while

Oscar Temaru Oscar Manutahi Temaru (born November 1, 1944) is a French politician. He has been President of French Polynesia (''président de la Polynésie française''), an overseas collectivity of France, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from ...

, former President of French Polynesia who advocated independence from France, noted that the day should known as "Mourning Day" instead. The date French Polynesia achieved internal autonomy was on 6 September 1984. The holiday is mainly celebrated in the capital of

Papeete Papeete ( Tahitian: ''Papeete'', pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivisi ...

, on the island of Tahiti. It is celebrate with parades, entertainment and concert on the waterfront of Papeete.

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Annual events in France June observances Tahitian culture French Polynesian culture {{FrenchPolynesia-stub

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