[1] After serving in the French Navy he moved to Tahiti where he worked as a secretary at the Chamber of Agriculture and married a sister of politician Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy.
[2] In 1952 he became general secretary of the Polynesian Federation of Trade unions (CFTC) and became head of the social insurance fund (CPF).
[3] In the leadup to the 1972 election he was a founder of the Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa, which promoted limited autonomy within France.
[6] In November 1975 the majority shifted again to favour the anti-autonomy Gaullist faction headed by Gaston Flosse.
[8][9] At the 1977 election Vanizette ran as part of the pro-autonomy United Front, which won a majority.