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Ibedul Yutaka Miller Gibbons (17 January 1944 – 4 November 2021) was a Palauan activist.
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He was the high chief of
Ibedul Yutaka Miller Gibbons (17 January 1944 – 4 November 2021) was a Palauan activist.
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He was the high chief of Koror
Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island (also ''Oreor Island''). It is Palau’s most populous state.
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and the Chairman of the Council of Chiefs.
Life
Gibbons was born inPalau
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in 1944. He worked as a United States Army
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before becoming High Chief. He fought against the presence of United States nuclear weapons in Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...
. In 1979, a constitution was approved that prohibited the use, testing, storage or disposal of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in Palau. He won the Right Livelihood Award
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in 1983. He ran for president
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in the 1984
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, 1988
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and 1996 Palauan general election. In 1997, he approved the new flag of Koror
The flag of Koror was approved on 10 July 1997 by Ibedul Gibbons and was officially adopted on 25 July 1997.
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. He died in a Taiwan hospital on November 4, 2021 at the age of 77.
Filmography
See also
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