Daniel Suidani is a
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
politician serving as the Premier of
Malaita Province
Malaita Province is the most populous and one of the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. It is named after its largest island, Malaita (also known as "Big Malaita" or "Maramapaina"). Other islands include South Malaita Island ...
since June 2019.
Tenure
During Suidani's tenure as Premier of Malaita Province, the Solomon Islands government officially switched diplomatic recognition from the
Republic of China
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(Taiwan) to the
People's Republic of China
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. Suidani was highly critical of this decision, alleging that the Chinese government offered bribes to him in exchange for political allegiance. Suidani has in turn been accused of accepting bribes from the Taiwanese government.
In 2020, Suidani held an independence referendum for Malaita Province, which was dismissed as illegitimate by the central government.
In October 2021, a motion of no confidence was filed against Suidani, but was withdrawn after protests erupted in support of him. He condemned international interference in the
November 2021 Solomon Islands unrest.
References
Solomon Islands politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century politicians
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