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Death of General Vidal, Commander of the Hostage-Liberation Operation in Ouvéa in 1988 - L'Essor

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General Jacques Vidal, commander of the operation for the release of hostages on the island of Ouvéa (New Caledonia) in 1988, died at the age of 88. His family just announced his death, which occurred on Monday, June 16, 2025, this Thursday in the notebook of the Figaro. This officer of the naval troops will have marked the history of New Caledonia with "a very singular act of weapons", commented for L-Essor Lieutenant-Colonel (CR) Henri Calhiol…
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General Jacques Vidal, commander of the operation for the release of hostages on the island of Ouvéa (New Caledonia) in 1988, died at the age of 88. His family just announced his death, which occurred on Monday, June 16, 2025, this Thursday in the notebook of the Figaro. This officer of the naval troops will have marked the history of New Caledonia with "a very singular act of weapons", commented for L-Essor Lieutenant-Colonel (CR) Henri Calhiol…

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L'Essor broke the news in on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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