2020 in New Caledonia
Events from 2020 in New Caledonia.
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Incumbents
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia
- 4 April – President Thierry Santa went into self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19.[1]
- 4 October – An independence referendum was held, with 53.26 percent of voters opposed to independence. Turnout was 85.69 percent.
- 28 October – Protests started over plan to sell Vale nickel mine to consortium led by Trafigura, protestors blocked roads and port Noumea. [2]
Deaths
References
- New Caledonia president in self-isolation amid Covid-19 outbreak RNZ News, 4 April 2020
- "Vale again hit by New Caledonia protests". RNZ. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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