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What happened during Jimmy Stevensās attempt to separate Espiritu Santo in 1980?
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In mid-1980, Jimmy Stevens, the leader of the Na-Griamel Party, led an unsuccessful attempt to separate the island of Espiritu Santo from the rest of the New Hebrides archipelago. Despite this secessionist effort, the territory proceeded with its planned transition and achieved independence as the Republic of Vanuatu on July 30, 1980.12