Kunio David Lemari (29 November 1942 – 28 March 2008) was a Marshallese politician. He was the Minister of Justice from 1985 to 1987. He served as the acting

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of the

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from 20 December 1996 to 14 January 1997. He assumed office upon the death of the previous President,

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, having previously served as the country's Minister of Transportation and Communications. Lemari was of

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ese descent from his maternal grandfather,再びＦＳＭに日系大統領が誕生
Izumi Kobayashi, Japan Institute for Pacific Studies, retrieved October 4, 2009 and was survived by brothers Rellong Lemari (Senator from Lae Atoll) and Johnny Lemari (Mayor of Kwajalein Atoll); wife, Christina Lemari; Imata Kabua; sons Harald (Joanne), Wesley (Lynn), Ranni and Dixon Lemari; daughters Evangeline (Quincy Calep), Dianne, Kimberlynn (Michael Vredenburg), and Lyla; numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. On 28 March 2008, Lemari died in Majuro due to complications from diabetes.

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