Robert Xowie (born August 27, 1962 in the Wetr district of
Lifou
Lifou () is a communes of France, commune of France in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.
Geography
Lifou is made up of Lifou Island, the largest and most heavily populated of the Loyalty Islands, its smaller neighbou ...
) is a
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
n politician and pro-independence advocate. A
Kanak of the Siloam tribe, Xowie served as President of
Loyalty Islands Province
Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre.
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from 1999 until 2004, as well as
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of
Lifou
Lifou () is a communes of France, commune of France in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.
Geography
Lifou is made up of Lifou Island, the largest and most heavily populated of the Loyalty Islands, its smaller neighbou ...
from 1995 until 2001.
References
1962 births
Living people
Mayors of places in New Caledonia
Kanak people
People from the Loyalty Islands
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