Coconut War

Coconut War
	; Map of Espiritu Santo inside Vanuatu
Date	August 1980
Location	Espiritu Santo,Vanuatu
Result	Vanuatuan, Papua New Guinean and Solomon Islander victory
Belligerents
Vanuatu; Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands	Nagriamel rebels ; Support:; France; Phoenix Foundation
Commanders and leaders
Ati George Sokomanu; Walter Lini; Sir Tore Lokolok; Sir Julius Chan; Baddeley Devesi; Sir Peter Kenilorea	Jimmy Stevens (POW); Support:; François Mitterrand; Raymond Barre

The Coconut War was a brief clash between Papua New Guinean soldiers and rebels in Espiritu Santo shortly before and after the independence of the Republic of Vanuatu was declared on 30 July 1980.

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