History of Polynesia as a whole

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 History of Oceania in general

History of Tonga

Tonga Journalists Fight Royal Repression

By Terry Coggan, the Militant, vol. 61, no. 3 (January 20, 1997)The Pro-Democracy Movement (PDM) in historical context.

History of Tahiti

Revolt in Tahiti

Re protest against French nuclear test. From: Pamela Meidell/Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. 6 September, 1995

Update from the Ta`ta Maohi of French-Occupied Polynesia

By Pamela Meidell, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 6 September 1995. General strike of 6-7 September in reaction to France's nuclear test.

French tests galvanise freedom movement

From An Phoblacht/Republican News. 15 September, 1995. The political fallout from the resumption of nuclear testing in French Polynesia.

Amnesty International Urges Immediate Inquiry into Alleged Ill-Treatment of Arrested Trade Unionists.

In Papeete, Tahiti. AI Index: ASA 50/01/95. 20 September, 1995.

A brief history of the independence movement

By Norm Dixon, in Green Left Weekly, 13 October 1995. In effect, a history of modern Tahiti.

French crackdown in Tahiti

By Norm Dixon, in Green Left Weekly, 2 November 1995. Police crack down on pro-independence and anti-nuclear demonstrators.

Tahiti independence party makes big gains

By Norm Dixon, in Green Left Weekly, 6 May 1996. About the Tavini Huiraatira (Polynesian Liberation Front).