Kennan Adeang | |
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President of Nauru | |
In office 17 September 1986 – 1 October 1986 | |
Deputy | Kinza Clodumar |
Preceded by | Hammer DeRoburt |
Succeeded by | Hammer DeRoburt |
In office 12 December 1986 – 22 December 1986 | |
Deputy | Derog Gioura |
Preceded by | Hammer DeRoburt |
Succeeded by | Hammer DeRoburt |
In office 26 November 1996 – 19 December 1996 | |
Deputy | Ruby Dediya |
Preceded by | Bernard Dowiyogo |
Succeeded by | Ruben Kun |
Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Ubenide | |
In office 25 January 1971 – 18 June 1971 | |
Preceded by | Derog Gioura |
Succeeded by | Derog Gioura |
In office 17 December 1973 – 18 December 1976 | |
Preceded by | Derog Gioura |
Succeeded by | Derog Gioura |
In office 16 May 1977 – 14 September 1978 | |
Preceded by | Derog Gioura |
Succeeded by | Derog Gioura |
In office 8 December 1980 – 25 July 1988 | |
Preceded by | Lagumot Harris |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
In office 3 September 1988 – 8 April 2000 | |
Preceded by | Constituency re-established |
Succeeded by | Joseph Hiram |
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru | |
In office February 1997 – December 1998 | |
Preceded by | Maein Deireragea |
Succeeded by | Ludwig Keke |
Personal details | |
Born | Kennan Ranibok Adeang 23 December 1942 Nauru |
Died | 26 December 2011 Nauru[citation needed] | (aged 69)
Political party | Democratic Party of Nauru |
Children | David Adeang |
Kennan Ranibok Adeang (23 December 1942 – 26 December 2011) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru for three separate periods during the late 20th century. Born in Nauru, and educated in Australia, including at the Australian School of Pacific Administration, Adeang was first elected to the Parliament of Nauru in 1971, representing the seat of Ubenide, and became a noted opponent of Hammer DeRoburt, the country's first president. He first became president in 1986, serving two short terms at the end of that year. In the following year, 1987, Adeang was involved in the establishment of the Democratic Party of Nauru, one of the first political parties in Nauru. He again served as president in late 1996, but lost power after a motion of no confidence. Adeang was active in parliament until 2000, serving at various times in the Cabinet, and also as Speaker from February 1997 to December 1998.[1] In 2007, he was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji, serving in the position until his death in 2011. His son, David Adeang, also served in the Nauruan parliament, occupying the same constituency as his father.[2]