The Front was founded by a former grand chief of Maré, Nidoish Naisseline around 1970. Another Maréan, Yeiwene Yeiwene, was deputy to the Front's leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou during the violence of the early 1980s and the signing of the Matignon Accords on 26 June 1988 that brought peace.
The Front was established by Nidoish Naisseline, a former chief of Maré, around 1970. Yeiwene Yeiwene, another Maréan, worked closely with leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou during the violent conflict of the early 1980s and the signing of the Matignon Accords on June 26, 1988, which brought an end to the violence.