Henri Naisseline
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Henri Naisseline is a New Caledonia
n politician. He served for some time as chief of the Guhama region on the island of Maré
. His son, Nidoïsh
, succeeded him as chief before going on to a career in island politics.
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
n politician. He served for some time as chief of the Guhama region on the island of Maré
Maré
Maré is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.The commune of Maré is made up of Maré Island and the much smaller Dudun Island, which lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland. The settlement...
. His son, Nidoïsh
Nidoïsh Naisseline
Nidoïsh Naisseline is a New Caledonian politician. A Kanak of the Nétché tribe, born on the island of Maré, he is an advocate of New Caledonian independence. He succeeded his father Henri as high chief of the Guahma district in 1973; on June 6, 2007, he stepped aside in favor of his son Dokucas....
, succeeded him as chief before going on to a career in island politics.