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Roch Wamytan

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Roch Wamytan
President of the Congress of New Caledonia
Assumed office
24 May 2019
Preceded byGaël Yanno
In office
8 August 2013 – 11 May 2014
Preceded byGérard Poadja
Succeeded byGaël Yanno
In office
19 August 2011 – 29 August 2012
Preceded byLéonard Sam
Succeeded byGérard Poadja
In office
1 April 2011 – 1 August 2011
Preceded byHarold Martin
Succeeded byLéonard Sam
Personal details
Born
Roch Wamytan

(1950-12-13) 13 December 1950 (age 73)
Nouméa, New Caledonia
NationalityFrench
Political partyCaledonian Union

Roch or Rock Wamytan (born 13 December 1950) is a Kanak politician from New Caledonia. He is currently serving as President of the Congress of New Caledonia since May 2019, having previously been in the position from 2011 to 2012, and from 2013 to 2014.[1] He was also president of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Le Congrès de Nouvelle-Calédonie - Le président
  2. ^ Robert Aldrich; John Connell (13 July 1998). The Last Colonies. Cambridge University Press. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-0-521-41461-6.