Ralph Taaviri

Ralph Taaviri (14 October 1954[1] – 29 April 2023)[2] was a French Polynesian trade unionist, independence activist and environmentalist.

He was an activist in the Tāvini Huiraʻatira party[3] and a co-founder of environmental NGO Faatura te rahu a te Atua.

[5] In 1995, following the resumption of nuclear testing by French colonial authorities, he was one of a number of trade unionists abducted and tortured by French police.

[1] He died after falling while hunting in the Punaruu valley in April 2023.

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