CLOSE UP - THE WHITE MARTYR

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Year
1981
Reference
TZP847
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Year
1981
Reference
TZP847
Media type
Moving image
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Series
CLOSE UP
Categories
News & Production
Duration
015:21
Broadcast Date
30/09/1981
Production company
TVNZ
Credits
REPORTER: John Bishop

The Independence Movement in New Caledonia is making a white man, Pierre deClerc into a martyr for their cause. Tourists are being warned to stay away but French authorities say the tension is exaggerated. Report on the the funeral of DeClerc and the way his assassination has changed the politics of the French Territory.