NEW CALEDONIA - SOCIETY - INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF THE HANDSHAFT BETWEEN LAFLEUR AND TJIBAOU

New Caledonia, Noumea, Sunday June 26, 2022. Isabelle and Pascal Lafleur (right), the children of Jacques Lafleur, attend a customary ceremony with High Commissioner Patrice Faure (left) and the President of the South Province Sonia Backes (right). The statue of the handshake between the loyalist Jacques Lafleur and the separatist Jean-Marie Tjibaou was inaugurated on Place de la Paix. Photograph by Theo Rouby / Hans Lucas. Nouvelle-Caledonie, Noumea, dimanche 26 juin 2022. Isabelle et Pascal Lafleur (a d.), les enfants de Jacques Lafleur, assistent a une ceremonie coutumiere en compagnie du haut commissaire Patrice Faure (a g.) et de la president de la province Sud Sonia Backes (a d.). La statue de la poignee de mains entre le loyaliste Jacques Lafleur et l independantiste Jean-Marie Tjibaou a ete inauguree place de la Paix. Photographie de Theo Rouby / Hans Lucas.