Gaston Flosse

Gaston Flosse is a French Polynesian politician who served multiple terms as president of French Polynesia and led the pro-autonomy Tahoera'a Huiraatira party.

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Oscar Temaru: Oscar Temaru is a French Polynesian politician and independence advocate who served as president of French Polynesia. Temaru was Flosse’s principal political rival and repeatedly replaced him as president.
Papeete: Papeete is the capital and largest city of French Polynesia, located on the island of Tahiti. Flosse was born in Papeete and built his political career in the territory’s capital.
President of French Polynesia: The president of French Polynesia is the head of the territory’s government, elected by its Assembly. Flosse held this office during several nonconsecutive periods.
French Polynesian independence movement: The French Polynesian independence movement seeks to end French sovereignty over the territory. Flosse’s autonomy platform opposed independence, setting his party against its central advocates.
1996 French Polynesian autonomy reform: The 1996 reform expanded French Polynesia’s autonomy and formalized its status as an overseas territory with self-governing institutions. Flosse’s government was central to the political era in which this autonomy reform took shape.
Édouard Fritch: Édouard Fritch is a French Polynesian politician who served as president of French Polynesia. Fritch was Flosse’s longtime ally before succeeding him and later breaking politically with him.
French Polynesia: French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific, comprising more than one hundred islands. Its institutions and relationship with France defined the political arena in which Flosse rose.
Assembly of French Polynesia: The Assembly of French Polynesia is the territory’s unicameral legislature, which elects its president and passes local laws. Flosse’s administrations depended on the Assembly’s shifting majorities.
Autonomism: Autonomism is a political position that seeks self-government for a territory while retaining its place within a larger state. Flosse’s political program is a prominent example of autonomism in French Polynesia.
2013 French Polynesian legislative election: The 2013 French Polynesian legislative election returned pro-autonomy representatives to the French National Assembly. The election accompanied Flosse’s return to the territorial presidency.