The National Progressive Party (NPP, GNPP in some sources) also known as the Kiribati Tabomoa Party, was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
, first of the
Gilbert Islands
The Gilbert Islands ( gil, Tungaru;Reilly Ridgell. ''Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.'' 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this n ...
, then in
Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),[Kiribati]
''The Wor ...
when it became the majority party in 1978, defeating the
Gilbertese National Party
The Gilbertese National Party (GNP) was a political party in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony founded in 1965. It was the first ever party in this British colony.
History
Racial tensions between Gilbertese and Ellice Islanders became m ...
. It was ultimately without parliamentary representation, notably after the defeat of the President
Teatao Teannaki
Teatao Teannaki (15 June 1935– 11 October 2016) was an I-Kiribati political figure who served as President of Kiribati from 1991 until 1994.
He was first elected to represent Abaiang in the House of Assembly of the Gilbert Islands.
Teatao Te ...
, when the party only won seven seats contrasted with the Christian democratic party which won 13 seats.
Its last leader
Harry Tong
Dr. Harry Tong (), is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He was born in Tabuaeran, Line Islands and is the second child of Chinese immigrant Tong Ting Hai and Nei Keke Randolph, of Abaiang and Maiana. Harry Tong attended Wanganui ...
joined the
Maneaban te Mauri
Protect the Maneaba ( gil, Maneaban te Mauri) is a political party in Kiribati created by the merger of the National Progressive Party and the Christian Democratic Party.
At the last presidential elections of July 4, 2003, its candidate Harry Tong ...
before the 2003 elections.The party ceased to exist after its merger with the Christian Democratic Party to form the new
Maneaban te Mauri
Protect the Maneaba ( gil, Maneaban te Mauri) is a political party in Kiribati created by the merger of the National Progressive Party and the Christian Democratic Party.
At the last presidential elections of July 4, 2003, its candidate Harry Tong ...
Party in 2003.
References
Political parties in Kiribati
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