2020 in New Caledonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of events Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2020 Timeline of New Caledonia history ← 2019 2018 2017 2020 in New Caledonia → 2021 2022 2023 Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2020 Timeline of New Caledonia history Events from 2020 in New Caledonia. High Commissioner: Laurent Prévost President of the Government: Thierry Santa Vice President of the Government: Gilbert Tyuienon President of Congress: Roch Wamytan 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 Main article: Deaths in 2020 Further information: Category:2020 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. vte2020 in Oceania Sovereign states Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Associated statesof New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Dependenciesand other territories American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna This article related to a particular year is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This New Caledonia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles
