Hammer DeRoburt

Hammer DeRoburt
Hammer DeRoburt, 1968
President of Nauru
In office
17 May 1968[1] – 22 December 1976
DeputyBuraro Detudamo
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byBernard Dowiyogo
In office
15 May 1978 – 17 September 1986
DeputyBuraro Detudamo
Preceded byLagumot Harris
Succeeded byKennan Adeang
In office
1 October 1986 – 12 December 1986
DeputyBuraro Detudamo
Preceded byKennan Adeang
Succeeded byKennan Adeang
In office
22 December 1986 – 17 August 1989
DeputyBuraro Detudamo
Preceded byKennan Adeang
Succeeded byKenos Aroi
Chairman of the Council of State
In office
31 January 1968 – 17 May 1968
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Boe
In office
31 January 1968 – 15 July 1992
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byMichael Aroi
Personal details
Born(1922-09-25)25 September 1922
Nauru
Died15 July 1992(1992-07-15) (aged 69)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SpouseLukale Rowena Harris

Hammer DeRoburt GCMG OBE (25 September 1922 – 15 July 1992) was the first President of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence.

  1. ^ "Nauru Government Gazette, No. 15 (20 May 1968)". paclii. Retrieved 29 September 2022.