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Naboua Ratieta
Naboua T. Ratieta (26 April 1938 – 12 June 1986) was an I-Kiribati politician who became the first Chief Minister of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1974. The Ellice Islands separated from the colony the following year, and he remained Chief Minister of the Gilbert Islands until 1978. He also served as an MP from 1968 until his death. Biography Ratieta was born on Ocean Island in April 1938,''Who's who in Oceania, 1980–1981'', p161 the son of Bauro Ratieta of Marakei. He was adopted by Naboua on Nonouti island, where he grew up as a Roman Catholic.Kiribati: Aspects of History', p115 He was educated at Bairiki Primary School and then King George V School from 1951 to 1956. He joined the civil service as a cadet assistant administrate officer in 1957, before becoming an information officer in 1962 and a senior executive officer in 1965. Between 1968 and 1973 he was secretary of the Medical Department. In 1965, he was amongst the founders of the Gilbertese National Party (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naboua Ratieta
Naboua T. Ratieta (26 April 1938 – 12 June 1986) was an I-Kiribati politician who became the first Chief Minister of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1974. The Ellice Islands separated from the colony the following year, and he remained Chief Minister of the Gilbert Islands until 1978. He also served as an MP from 1968 until his death. Biography Ratieta was born on Ocean Island in April 1938,''Who's who in Oceania, 1980–1981'', p161 the son of Bauro Ratieta of Marakei. He was adopted by Naboua on Nonouti island, where he grew up as a Roman Catholic.Kiribati: Aspects of History', p115 He was educated at Bairiki Primary School and then King George V School from 1951 to 1956. He joined the civil service as a cadet assistant administrate officer in 1957, before becoming an information officer in 1962 and a senior executive officer in 1965. Between 1968 and 1973 he was secretary of the Medical Department. In 1965, he was amongst the founders of the Gilbertese National Party (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Ministers Of Kiribati
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The House Of Assembly (Kiribati)
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-Kiribati Civil Servants
The Micronesians or Micronesian peoples are various closely related ethnic groups native to Micronesia, a region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. They are a part of the Austronesian ethnolinguistic group, which has an Urheimat in Taiwan. Ethno-linguistic groups classified as Micronesian include the Carolinians (Northern Mariana Islands), Chamorros (Guam & Northern Mariana Islands), Chuukese, Mortlockese, Namonuito, Paafang, Puluwat and Pollapese ( Chuuk), I-Kiribati (Kiribati), Kosraeans ( Kosrae), Marshallese (Marshall Islands), Nauruans (Nauru), Palauans, Sonsorolese (Palau), Pohnpeians, Pingelapese, Ngatikese, Mwokilese (Pohnpei), and Yapese, Ulithian, Woleian, Satawalese ( Yap). Origins Based on the current scientific consensus, the Micronesians are considered, by linguistic, archaeological, and human genetic evidence, to be a subset of the sea-migrating Austronesian people, who include the Polynesians and the Melanesians. Austronesians were the first peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Farida of Egypt, Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls), Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Kiribati Presidential Election
1982 in Kiribati
Presidential elections in Kiribati
Presidential elections, the first after the independence of 1979, were held in Kiribati on 4 May 1982.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p679 The result was a victory for incumbent Ieremia Tabai, who won 48.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 82.4%. Results References {{Kiribati elections Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati ''The Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Kiribati Parliamentary Election
1982 in Kiribati
Elections in Kiribati
Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on 26 March 1982, with a second round on 1 April.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p679 All candidates for the 36 seats ran as independents. In the constituency of Banaba there was only one candidate, who was returned without an election taking place. Voter turnout was 82.5%. Results References {{Kiribati elections Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati ''The Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Gilbertese Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gilbert Islands on 1 February 1978, with a second round on 6 February. Electoral system The recommendations of the 1977 constitutional convention on a proposed electoral system were introduced prior to the 1978 elections. There were to be 35 members of the House of Assembly, who would be elected from 13 single-member constituencies, 8 two-member constituencies, and 2 three-member constituencies. The three-member constituencies covered South Tarawa, the capital and home to nearly one-third of the entire population of 56,000. For the first time, Christmas, Fanning and Washington Islands, as well as Banaba, each returned one member from their populations of migrant workers and their families. The 35 members of the House of Assembly were elected from 23 constituencies (with each island forming a constituency) using the two-round system; if no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round was held within seven d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1977 are appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1977. The awards were announced on 30 December 1976 in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom: Australia,Australia: New Zealand,New Zealand:"New Year Honours List 1977" (13 January 1977) 1 New Zealand Gazette 1 at 20. Barbados,Barbados: Mauritius,Mauritius: Fiji,Fiji: Grenada,Grenada: and for Overseas Privy Councillors.Overseas Privy Councillors: The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate. United Kingdom Life Peer *Professor Sir John Fleetwood Baker, OBE, FRS. Formerly Professor of Mechanical Sciences and Head of the Department of Engineering, Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Gilbert And Ellice Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands on 4 April 1974. All candidates ran as independents. Background The system of government was changed again prior to the 1974 elections; the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order 1974 replaced the Legislative Council with a 31-member House of Assembly, including 28 elected members and three ''ex officio'' members. A Council of Ministers replaced the Executive Council, and consisted of the Chief Minister elected by the House of Assembly and six ministers. Only around 60% of people eligible to vote registered to do so. Results Leader of Government business, Reuben Uatioa, who had been favourite to become the first Chief Minister was defeated by Abete Merang in Urban Tarawa. Voter turnout was around 70%.Barrie Macdonald (2001Cinderellas of the Empire: Towards a History of Kiribati and Tuvalup242 Aftermath Following the elections, Naboua Ratieta was appointed Chief Minister. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Gilbert And Ellice Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands on 19 March 1971.Barrie Macdonald (1971Policy and practice in an atoll territory: British rule in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1892 – 1970/ref> Background Prior to the elections constitutional changes saw the House of Representatives replaced with a 33-member Legislative Council consisting of 28 elected members, three ''ex officio'' members (the Assistant to the Resident Commissioner, the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary) and two civil servants.Howard Van Trease (1993) ''Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati'', p8 Campaign A total of 110 candidates contested the 28 elected seats, all running as independents. Of the 23 incumbent members, only 13 ran for re-election. Results Only five of the 23 incumbent MPs were re-elected, with eight of them losing their seat. Tekarei Russell became the first female member of the legislature. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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