Lagitupu Tulimu is a political figure from the

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nation of

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, who represented the constituency of

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. He served as the Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 8 December 2000 to 24 February 2001 following the death of incumbent

Ionatana Ionatana Ionatana Ionatana, CVO OBE CPM (5 November 1938 – 8 December 2000), was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He represented the constituency of Funafuti in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Tuvalu f ...

Early political career

He became deputy prime minister and

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in April 1999, when

's government took office. One of the main issues of Ionatana's Government in which Tuilimu served was the country's membership of the

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, which

assumed in this period.

Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu

On the death of

on December 8, 2000 Tuilimu served as acting

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, until the election of

Faimalaga Luka Faimalaga Luka OBE (April 15, 1940 – August 19, 2005) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He represented the constituency of Nukufetau in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He served as Governor-General and the Prime Minister of Tu ...

by parliament on February 24, 2001. His assumption of this office came because he had been the deputy prime minister of Tuvalu on the death of Ionatana. This was the first time that a sitting

had died in office.

References

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Early political career

Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu

See also

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