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1983 Nauruan Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 3 December 1983.Nauru Inter-Parliamentary Union As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents. Following the election, President was re-elected by ten votes to six. Results By constituency Aftermath Following the elections, DeRoburt was re-elected president. He appointed long-term ally as Minister for Works and Communications and[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauru
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, about to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, northeast of Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With only a area, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic as well as the smallest island nation. Its population of about 10,000 is the world's second-smallest (not including colonies or overseas territories), after Vatican City. Settled by people from Micronesia circa 1000 BCE, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meneng Constituency in Yaren. Previously, the Meneng Constituency returned two members of parliament, but in June 2013, the Electoral Act was amended to add an additional parliament member to the constituency. It comprises the Meneng District.
Meneng Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns three members to the Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament. Members of Parliament Election results References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Audoa
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include '' Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; '' Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; ''Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; '' Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Detsimea Audoa
Joseph Detsimea Audoa (26 December 1921 – 18 April 1984) was a Nauruan politician. He served as a member of the Parliament of Nauru and its predecessors from 1955 until his death and was a cabinet minister for much of the period 1968 to 1983. Biography Audoa was born in Nauru in December 1921, a member of the Deiboe tribe.''Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who, Issue 10'', p529 He was educated at Nauru Primary School and then trained at the Commonwealth X-Ray and Radium Lab at the University of Melbourne. Returning to Nauru, he worked in the pathology department of Nauru Hospital from 1937 to 1942. Following the Japanese occupation, he was deported to Chuuk in 1942, where became the medical orderly for Nauruan deportees until 1945. He returned to Melbourne for a course in x-raying in 1950. In 1955 he was elected to the Local Government Council from the Yaren Constituency. He was re-elected in 1959 and 1963. In 1964 he was appointed as a magistrate. When a new Legislative C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pres Nimes Ekwona
Pres may refer to: Abbreviations *President *Pressure *Presbyterian *Pres, glossing abbreviation for the present tense Acronyms *Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome * French centers for research and higher education (''Pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur'') *Postgraduate Research Experience Survey People * "Pres" or "Prez", nickname for American jazz tenor saxophonist Lester Young (1909–1959) * J. Presper Eckert (1919–1995) American electrical engineer and computer pioneer * Presnell Pres Mull (1922–2005), American college football player and head coach * Priscillano Pres Romanillos (1963–2010), Hollywood animator * Preston Pres Slack (1908–1993), American National Basketball Association player Other uses *Pres Dillard, male lead character in the 1938 film ''Jezebel'', played by Henry Fonda *Presentation Brothers College, Cork, colloquially known as Pres See also *Les Prés, a commune in France *Terrence Des Pres (1939–1987), American writer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaren Constituency
The Yaren Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Yaren to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren, and also is the de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ... capital of Nauru. Members of Parliament References External links Constituencies of Nauru Constituency {{Oceania-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagumot Harris
Lagumot Gagiemem Nimidere Harris (23 December 1938 – 8 September 1999) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru, and served as its President. He was a cousin of René Harris. First term as President of Nauru Lagumot Harris first served briefly as President of Nauru from 19 April to 15 May 1978. Thus, he was Nauru's third head of state since its independence in 1968. In terms of Nauru's emerging post-Independence political culture, the shortness of Harris's first term of Presidential office anticipated the very frequent changes of President to which Nauruans were to become accustomed, in contrast with the many years of Hammer DeRoburt's continuous first term of office. Second term as President of Nauru Subsequently, a period of nearly twenty years elapsed before Harris assumed the Presidency of Nauru for a second term. He was elected President of Nauru again, and served between 22 November 1995 and 11 November 1996. Harris was Minister of Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derog Gioura
Derog Gioura (1 September 1932 – 25 September 2008) was a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru (acting) in 2003. Political role Gioura has been fighting many years with Kennan Adeang over a parliamentary seat in the Ubenide constituency, resulting in numerous vacations and by-elections between them two; the fight ended when they were both continually elected since 1980. Gioura was the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from 1987 until November 1992. He served as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in cabinets of Kennan Adeang, Bernard Dowiyogo and René Harris in 1986, 2000-2001, 2003, 2003, 2003-2004. He was Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Bernard Dowiyogo from December 1998 to April 1999. During the tumultuous year of 2003, the office of President of Nauru changed hands on six occasions. The perennial challenge for Presidential office-holders in Nauru is to stave off a vote of no confidence, to which frequent recours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennan Adeang
Kennan Ranibok Adeang (23 December 1942 – 26 December 2011) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru for three separate periods during the late 20th century. Born in Nauru, and educated in Australia, including at the Australian School of Pacific Administration, Adeang was first elected to the Parliament of Nauru in 1971, representing the seat of Ubenide, and became a noted opponent of Hammer DeRoburt, the country's first president. He first became president in 1986, serving two short terms at the end of that year. In the following year, 1987, Adeang was involved in the establishment of the Democratic Party of Nauru, one of the first political parties in Nauru. He again served as president in late 1996, but lost power after a motion of no confidence. Adeang was active in parliament until 2000, serving at various times in the Cabinet, and also as Speaker from February 1997 to December 1998. In 2007, he was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji, servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Dowiyogo
Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo (14 February 1946 – 9 March 2003) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru on seven separate occasions. During this time, he also served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ubenide. Background and early career Dowiyogo was born in Nauru on 14 February 1946. He first became an elected member of Nauru's 18-seat parliament in 1973. Particularly in his earlier years in the Parliament of Nauru Dowiyogo was seen as an opponent of Nauru's first post-independence President, Hammer DeRoburt. Dowiyogo founded the Nauru Institute of Media and Communications which operated between 1984 and 1996 but due to financial difficulties was closed in 1997. President of Nauru He served his first term as President from 1976 to 1978 after ousting Hammer DeRoburt. Over the next 25 years, Dowiyogo served as President several times, for periods as long as six years (1989–1995) and as short as 8 days (in January 2003). He was the youngest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buraro Detudamo
Buraro Robidok Bagewa Detudamo (1931 – 5 June 1994) was a Nauruan politician. He was the only son of Timothy Detudamo and brother-in-law to Kennan Adeang. When Buraro was a boy, his family went to Chuuk Islands. Detudamo served as a member of the Nauru Local Government Council, the Nauru Legislative Council, and the Parliament of Nauru. He also served as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in all of the cabinets of Hammer DeRoburt between 1968 and 1989. He was also Minister of Finance under Hammer DeRoburt from December 1978 to April 1979. In 1992, Buraro Detudamo was the opposition candidate for the presidency, losing to Bernard Dowiyogo Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo (14 February 1946 – 9 March 2003) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru on seven separate occasions. During this time, he also served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ubenide. ... in a 7–10 vote. Detudamo held the position of Minister of Public Works. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubenide Constituency
Ubenide is a constituency of Nauru made up of four districts: Baitsi, Denigomodu, Nibok, and Uaboe. It covers an area of 4.5 km² (1.73 mi²), making it the second largest constituency by area, and is the most populous constituency with a population of 3,300. It returns four members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren, being the only district to return four. Geography "Ubenide" is an acronym, named after the 4 districts that comprise the constituency - Uaboe, Beidi (the old name of Baitsi), Nibok, and Denigomodu. Ubenide is located along the northeast coast of Nauru, and shares borders with the constituencies of Anetan, Anabar, Buada and Aiwo. The phosphate railway crosses through the constituency in the hills. Members of Parliament Notable people *Derog Gioura, who represented Ubenide in the Parliament of Nauru and served as President of Nauru in 2003. *Russell Kun, who has served as the Republic of Nauru's Justice Minister and as the Speaker of the Parliament of Naur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
