List of active separatist movements in Oceania

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This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Oceania. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism. What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet two criteria:

1. They are active movements with living, active members.
2. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy).

Under each region listed is one or more of the following:

• De facto state: for regions with de facto autonomy from the government
• Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state
• Proposed autonomous area: for movements toward greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession
  • De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region
  • Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control
  • Political party (or parties): for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession
  • Militant organisation(s): for armed organisations (sometimes called terrorist organisations)
  • Advocacy group(s): for non-belligerent, non-politically participatory entities

 Australia

• Secessionism in Western Australia)
• Murrawarri Republic
• Euahlayi Peoples Republic^[1][2]
• Norfolk Island

 Chile

•  Rapa Nui (Easter Island)^[3][4]

 Fiji

• Rotuma

 France

•  French Polynesia
  • Political party: Tavini Huiraatira
•  New Caledonia
  • Political party: Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (Caledonian Union, Party of Kanak Liberation), Kanak Socialist Liberation, Labour Party, Union of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees, Renewed Caledonian Union
  • Proposed state: New Caledonia

 Indonesia

Indonesia is a transcontinental country. See also List of active separatist movements in Asia#Indonesia

Aceh

• Proposed state: Republic of Aceh
  • Militant organisation: Free Aceh Movement (negotiated peace with the Indonesian government in 2005, and now it is a civil movement, but the separatism still has supporters)

Kalimantan

• Proposed state: Kalimantan Borneo
  • Pressure groups: Kalimantan Borneo Liberation Front

South Moluccas

• Proposed state: South Moluccas
  • Government-in-exile: Republik Maluku Selatan (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Advocacy group: Maluku Sovereignty Front

West Papua

• Proposed state: West Papua
• Militant organisation: Free Papua Movement

Riau

• Proposed state: Riau

 Kiribati

• Banaba Island^[5]

 New Zealand

• Māori people
  • Main article: Māori protest movement
  • Political parties: Māori Party, Mana Party
  • Pressure groups:
  • Militant organization:
  • Proposed state:
  • Proposed autonomous region:

• South Island
  • Main article: South Island nationalism
  • Political parties: South Island Party, New Munster Party
  • Pressure groups: Cut the Cable, South Island First, Zealandia Independence Project
  • Militant organization: New Munster Liberation Army^[6]
  • Proposed state: New Munster, South Zealand
  • Proposed autonomous region: New Munster Province

 Papua New Guinea

•  Bougainville (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Political party: Bougainville Revolutionary Army^[7]

 United States

•  Guam
  • Pressure movement: Chamoru Nation, Organization of People for Indigenous Rights^[8]
  • Local Self-Government: Guam Commission on Self-Determination, now known as the Commission on Decolonization
• Hawaii

• Pressure groups (s): Nation of Hawaiʻi (organization), Office of Hawaiian Affairs

•  Northern Mariana Islands
  • Pressure Movement: Taotao Tano
•  American Samoa

 Vanuatu

• Malekula
  • Proposed state: N'Makiaute
• Northern islands
  • Proposed state: Federation Na Griamel

See also

• List of active separatist movements
• List of historical separatist movements

References