Nidoïsh Naisseline is a New Caledonia

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. A Kanak of the Nétché tribe, born 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...

, he is an advocate of New Caledonian independence. He succeeded his father Henri

Henri Naisseline

Henri Naisseline is a New Caledonian 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.-References:...

 as high chief of the Guahma district in 1973; on June 6, 2007, he stepped aside in favor of his son Dokucas

Dokucas Naisseline

Dokucas Naisseline is the current chief of Guahma and high chief of Maré in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia. He acceded to the chieftaincy at the age of 33, following the abdication of his father Nidoïsh Naisseline on 6 June 2007. The Naisseline family has held the title of high chief since...

. He has also served in the Congress of New Caledonia. He is the leader of the Kanak Socialist Liberation

Kanak Socialist Liberation

The Kanak Socialist Liberation is a Kanak pro-independence and socialist political party in New Caledonia, led by Nidoïsh Naisseline.The LKS was founded by a split in the Party of Kanak Liberation in 1981...

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