Teburoro Tito (''modern'' spelling Tiito, pronounced Seetoh) (born 25 August 1953) is an I-

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politician who served as the

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and foreign minister of Kiribati from 1 October 1994 to 28 March 2003. He was elected for the first time in 1994. He was reelected in 1998 with 52% of the vote. His main opponent was

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. Tito was reelected again in February 2003 with 50.4% of the vote. His main opponent was then

Taberannang Timeon Taberannang “Peter” Timeon is an I-Kiribati politician, member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu (parliament) for Tabiteuea North (last elected 2020). Until 2013, he was member of the Cabinet of Kiribati. In mid-October 2013, he has resigned fro ...

. Tito, however, was deposed by the Parliament in a no confidence vote just one month after his reelection. One of the main reasons for his ejection was his decision to lease an

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-500 aircraft at the government's expense; this lease cost A$8million during the first six months. President Tito, through his

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at the UN, interviews with international news media and his active participation at International Climate conferences, began the process of highlighting the detrimental

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on his and other South Pacific island nations. He also brought his country into the limelight during the 2000 Millennium festivities, by causing it to be the first country to "see tomorrow," after moving the international date line in 1995. He was appointed by President

Taneti Maamau Taneti Maamau (modern spelling: Taaneti Mwamwau, born 16 September 1960) is an I-Kiribati politician who has served as the 5th President of Kiribati since 11 March 2016. Political career A member of Tobwaan Kiribati Party, he began his career ...

as Ambassador to the United States (24 January 2018) and Kiribati

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(13 September 2017).

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