Pierre Declercq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Caledonian politician
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Place of Birth: Halluin, Hauts-de-France, France
About Pierre Declercq
- Pierre Declercq (May 10, 1938 - September 19, 1981) was a French New Caledonian politician and a noted supporter of New Caledonian independence. Declercq was born in Halluin, Nord, Metropolitan France.
- He moved to New Caledonia to become a teacher in the 1960s.
- Later going into politics, he became secretary of the Caledonian Union.
- The President of the Republic met with him and other members of the CU on 19 September 1981.
- He was assassinated in his house in Nouméa not long after.
- His killers have never been apprehended.
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