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 initiated by Nidoish Naisseline, a former chief of Maré, around 1970. Yeiwene Yeiwene, another Maréan, collaborated with leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou during the tumultuous early 1980s and the signing of the Matignon Accords on June 26, 1988, which resulted in peace.