Dick Ukeiwé

Dick Ukeiwé (13 December 1928 – 3 September 2013) was a New Caledonian politician.[1] Born in Lifou, France, he represented the island in the French Senate from 1983 until 1992, and was a member of the Rally for the Republic.[2][3] He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 1985 to 1988.[4] [5]His son, Bernard Ukeiwé (1953–2008), was also a New Caledonian politician. Dick died, aged 84, on 3 September 2013 in Dumbéa. He is survived by four children.[6][7][3]

References
  1. "Vos députés : Dick UKEIWÉ". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  2. Sénat français. "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : UKEIWE Dick". Senat.fr. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  3. "Décès de Dick Ukeiwé, ancien dirigeant kanak pro-français" (in French). M.tahiti-infos.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. Le Congrès du territoire - Le président
  5. "New Caledonia". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. (). "Décès de Dick Ukeiwé, ancien dirigeant kanak pro-français". TAHITI INFOS, les informations de Tahiti (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-27.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "Nouvelle-Calédonie: disparition de Dick Ukeiwé". LExpress.fr (in French). 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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