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Hammer DeRoburt
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Key facts
- Deputy
- Buraro Detudamo
- Preceded by
- Office Established
- Succeeded by
- Bernard Dowiyogo
- Born
- ( 1922-09-25 ) 25 September 1922, Nauru
- Died
- 15 July 1992 (1992-07-15) (aged 69), Melbourne , Australia
- Spouse
- Lukale Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; died 1986 )
- Profession
- Schoolteacher
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nauru
- Place of birth
- Nauru
- Place of death
- Melbourne
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Nauru
- Image
- Hammer DeRoburt.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-09-25
- date of death
- 1992-07-15
- Commons category
- Hammer DeRoburt
- honorific suffix
- member of parliament
- name in native language
- Hammer DeRoburt
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Encyclopedic overview
Hammer DeRoburt (25 September 1922 – 15 July 1992) was a Nauruan politician and independence leader. He led negotiations for independence from Australia and the end of the country's status as a United Nations trust territory. He was subsequently elected as the inaugural president of Nauru, serving four terms in office (1968–1976, 1978–1986, 1986, 1986–1989). Prior to independence he was head chief of Nauru and chair of the Nauru Local Government Council.
Early life
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