Kenas Aroi

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His Excellency
Kenas Aroi
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Boe
In office
January 31, 1968 – January 22, 1991
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded by
5th President of Nauru
In office
17 August 1989 – 12 December 1989
DeputyVinson Detenamo
Preceded byHammer DeRoburt
Succeeded byBernard Dowiyogo
Personal details
Born17 April 1942
Died22 January 1991 (1991-01-23) (aged 48)
NationalityNauru Nauruan
Spouse(s)Millicent Aroi
Children, a.o.

Kenas Aroi (17 April 1942 – 22 January 1991) was a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru from 17 August to 12 December 1989.

Background[]

Aroi was a member of the Parliament of Nauru, Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from January 1971 to January 1977.[1] He was elevated to cabinet in January 1977. He was finance minister under Kennan Adeang. Before he became president, Aroi was involved in the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.

President of Nauru[]

With support from Kennan Adeang, as Hammer DeRoburt was caught in a military situation, Aroi became president on 17 August 1989. Adeang then became finance minister. During his period of Presidential office Aroi experienced health problems and after a stroke in November 1989 he did not run in the elections in December of that year. He was succeeded on 12 December 1989 by Bernard Dowiyogo.[2]

Personal[]

Kenas Aroi died in January 1991.[2] His widow, Millicent Aroi, is Nauru's High Commissioner to Fiji and a composer.

See also[]

  • Politics in Nauru

References[]

  1. ^ "Pacific Islands Monthly: PIM". Pacific Publications. September 4, 1977 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Stuart Inder, Nauru, The Contemporary Pacific, Spring 1992
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