Hilarion Vendégou

Hilarion Tumi Vendégou (4 September 1941 – 11 January 2020) was a French politician, the high chief of the Isle of Pines, in New Caledonia, and the mayor of the commune. He was recognised as grand chef in 1974, but, due to a violent succession dispute with his relative Jean-Marie Vendégou, was not formally enthroned until 7 July 1979.[1] He was also the mayor of the island commune, until 2014.

Hilarion Vendégou
High Chief of the Isle of Pines
In office
26 September 1974  11 January 2020
Preceded byBarthélémy Vendégou
Mayor of L'Île-des-Pins
In office
1989–2019
Preceded bySamuel Vendégou
Succeeded bySarah Vendégou
Constituency1st
Personal details
Born(1941-09-04)4 September 1941
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, France
Died11 January 2020(2020-01-11) (aged 78)
CitizenshipFrench
Political partyThe Rally-UMP
Other political
affiliations
Union for a Popular Movement
TribeVao

1 Formally enthroned 7 July 1979

On 11 January 2020, Vendégou died at the age of 78.[2]

References

  1. Godard, Philippe (1980). Le mémorial Calédonien, Volume 8: 1970-1981 (in French). Nouméa: Art Calédoniennes. pp. 43, 60, 101.
  2. Carboni, Lizzie (11 January 2020). "[MISE À JOUR] Hilarion Vendégou est décédé". FranceInfo. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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