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Ada Rongomatane Ariki (20 August 1948 – 9 January 2018), also known as Ada Teaupurepure Tetupu Nicholls, was a

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''ariki''. She held the title of Rongomatane Ariki, the principal title of the Paruarangi tribe on the island of

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. She served as President of the

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from 2006 to December 2008. She was the daughter of Rongomatane Tetupu Ariki, and spent her childhood between Atiu and

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. After schooling, she worked in the post office and the Philatelic Bureau. She acceded to the Rongomatene title in February 1972 and served in the House of Ariki, serving as its president between 2006 and 2008. In 2008 while serving as President she was one of eight members of the House of Ariki to sign a proclamation purporting to dissolve the government. She later retracted her support. In 1977, she was awarded the

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. In 2007 she accompanied 27

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s from

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. She was succeeded as Rongomatane Ariki by her son, Nicholas Nicholls.

References

Members of the House of Ariki People from Atiu 1948 births 2018 deaths Royalty of the Cook Islands {{CookIslands-bio-stub