Derog Gioura (1 September 1932 – 25 September 2008) was a Nauruan political figure. He was

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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

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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

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in cabinets of Kennan Adeang,

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and

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in the cabinet of

from December 1998 to April 1999. During the tumultuous year of 2003, the office of

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changed hands on six occasions. The perennial challenge for Presidential office-holders in Nauru is to stave off a

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, to which frequent recourse is made; in 2003, these factors were particularly acute, given the ill health of President

President of Nauru

In 2003, on the death in office of President

, Gioura emerged as

, initially on an interim basis. One of the results of Gioura's short period of office was the facilitating of the path of his successor,

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, who, after a hiatus of several months, oversaw a more stable period of politics in Nauru.

Health

During his brief Presidency, Gioura underwent a period of enforced absence from the country, since there were concerns for his health; he received a series of medical treatment in Australia. By the year 2007, Nauruan political figures of Gioura's generation had been somewhat eclipsed by a younger set of leaders: in December 2007 the incoming

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was nearly four decades younger than Derog Gioura. While there were a few changes of President since 2003, Gioura did not resume the office since relinquishing it in that year.

Death

Derog Gioura died in 2008.

References

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Political role

President of Nauru

Health

Death

See also

References