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. [4]
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. [3] [5]