Marquesas Islands
Archipelago in French Polynesia
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| July 31 2024 | Te Henua Enata (Marquesas Islands) was officially inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. |
| January 2023 | French government formally lodged an application with UNESCO for the Marquesas' World Heritage Site status. |
| May 2022 | Public consultations began regarding the potential UNESCO World Heritage Site listing for the Marquesas. |
| 2020 | Municipal elections held for the six communes of the Marquesas Islands, following the same election schedule as the rest of France. |
| July 2020 | Benoît Kautai, mayor of Nuku Hiva, was elected president of the CODIM following the 2020 French municipal elections, with a six-year term. |
| 2010 | The Community of Communes of the Marquesas Islands (CODIM) was created to facilitate intercommunal cooperation among the six communes in the Marquesas Islands, addressing challenges of isolation and distance from Tahiti's government. |
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