Hammer DeRoburt
Hammer DeRoburt | |
|---|---|
 Hammer DeRoburt, 1968 | |
| 1st President of Nauru | |
| In office 31 January 1968 – 22 December 1976 | |
| Deputy | Buraro Detudamo |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Dowiyogo |
| In office 15 May 1978 – 17 September 1986 | |
| Deputy | Buraro Detudamo |
| Preceded by | Lagumot Harris |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeang |
| In office 1 October 1986 – 12 December 1986 | |
| Deputy | Buraro Detudamo |
| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeang |
| In office 22 December 1986 – 17 August 1989 | |
| Deputy | Buraro Detudamo |
| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Kenos Aroi |
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Boe | |
| In office 31 January 1968 – 15 July 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Michael Aroi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1922 Nauru |
| Died | 15 July 1992 (aged 69) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Hammer DeRoburt GCMG OBE (25 September 1922 – 15 July 1992) was the first President of the Republic of Nauru. He was in power of the country for most of its first twenty years of independence.[1]
He was given an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982.
DeRoburt died on 15 July 1992 in Melbourne, Australia from diabetes, aged 69.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nancy Viviani (1970) Nauru: Phosphate and Political Progress Australian National University Press, p. 107
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