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

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


New Caledonia, Noumea, Sunday June 26, 2022. The statue of the handshake between the separatist Jean Marie Tjibaou and the loyalists Jacques Lafleur was inaugurated on the Place de la Paix. The bronze by the sculptor Frederic Fichet weighs 900 kg for 2.50m high. Photograph by Theo Rouby / Hans Lucas. Nouvelle-Caledonie, Noumea, dimanche 26 juin 2022. La statue de la poignee de mains entre l independantiste Jean Marie Tjibaou et le loyalistes Jacques Lafleur a ete inauguree sur la place de la Paix. Le moulage en bronze du sculpteur Frederic Fichet pese 900 kg pour 2,50m de haut. Photographie de Theo Rouby / Hans Lucas.