 On 1 December 1984, Jean-Marie Tjibaou formed a provisional government of Kanak Socialist Republic and Éloi Machoro became Minister of Security and so became the leader of the independents' armed forces. %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% At first, Machoro disarmed the gendarmes of Thio, and gained control over the village without violence.
<clarity>  On 1 December 1984, Jean-Marie Tjibaou formed a provisional government of Kanak Socialist Republic and Éloi Machoro became Minister of Security and so became the leader of the independents' armed forces. %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% At first, Machoro disarmed the gendarmes of Thio, and gained control over the village without violence.
 On 1 December 1984, Jean-Marie Tjibaou declared the formation of a provisional government of Kanak Socialist Republic and Éloi Machoro became Minister of Security and so became the leader of the independents' armed forces. %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% At first, Machoro disarmed the gendarmes of Thio, and gained control over the village without violence.