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| rdfs:comment | - David Nicander Roselane (30 August 1923-12 May 2004) was a Melanesian social democratic politician and lawyer who served on the Provisional Convention of Melanesia upon election in 1958. Roselane was a key founding member of the Socialist Party, and often his far-left views divided the party into two prominent factions. Specifically, Roselane led the socially progressive faction of the Socialist Party, a position marked by his radically liberal attitude towards many contemporary social issues.
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| Birth Date | - 1923-08-30
- David Nicander Roselane
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| Order | - Representative to the Provisional Convention of Melanesia
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| abstract | - David Nicander Roselane (30 August 1923-12 May 2004) was a Melanesian social democratic politician and lawyer who served on the Provisional Convention of Melanesia upon election in 1958. Roselane was a key founding member of the Socialist Party, and often his far-left views divided the party into two prominent factions. Specifically, Roselane led the socially progressive faction of the Socialist Party, a position marked by his radically liberal attitude towards many contemporary social issues. Roselane was born in San Marcos, Texas, on 30 August 1923, and pursued a career in criminal law upon graduating from the University of Texas in 1947. Roselane began to develop Marxist-Leninist tendencies after working briefly as a public defender, as he felt that most common criminals were in their situation because of a failure of the system in which they lived and not personal fault. The beginning of the Korean War and the onset of many high profile Red Scare court cases caused Roselane to fear for his life because of his prominent local position, and in 1953 he migrated with many other White Americans to Melanesia. There, Roselane became a high-profile member of the leftist movement, though many of his political views were toned down to avoid foreign interest and bolster political support among leftist moderates. In 1955, he co-chaired the creation of the Socialist Party, and in 1958 he was elected to the Provisional Convention.
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