Nouméa
Americannoun
noun
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The Nouméa agreement allowed for three referendums on the country's future.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
After flying to New Caledonia's capital Nouméa on Thursday, President Macron said he wanted the return of peace, calm and security "as quickly as possible".
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
Paris last Wednesday declared a 12-day minimum state of emergency on the island and rushed in 1,000 reinforcements to bolster security forces that lost control of parts of the capital, Nouméa.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Denise Fisher, who was Australia’s consul general in the New Caledonian capital of Nouméa during the early 2000s, said the violence was the worst seen in the archipelago in 40 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2024
Happily, now that I was known in the region, I had less trouble, especially as I held out the prospect of a visit to Nouméa.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix
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