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Kiribati: Rulers, Statesmen, and Titleholders

Name Tenure
Family
Kiribati
11th-14th centuries: Migration of Samoans, Fijians, and Tongans to the islands[1]
British Protectorate of the Gilbert Islands, 1892[1]
Gilbert Islands merge with Ellice Islands as a crown colony, 1916-75[1]
Japanese Occupation, 1943-45[1]
Gilbert Islands and the Ellice Islands divided into separate territories, 1975[1]
Independence - Republic of Kiribati, 1979[1]
Presidents of Kiribati
Ieremia Tabai[2] 1979-91[2]
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Teatao Teannaki[2] 1991-94[2]
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Teburoro Tito[2] 1994-2002[2]
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Anote Tong[2] 2003-15[2]
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Taneti Maamau[2] 2016-present[2]
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Vice-presidents of Kiribati
Teatao Teannaki[2] 1979-91[2]
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Taomati Iuta[2] 1991-94[2]
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Tewareka Tentoa[2] 1994-2000†[2]
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Beniamina Tinga[2] 2000-02[2]
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Teima Onorio[2] 2003-15[2]
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Kourabi Neenem[2] 2016-present[2]
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Sources:

1. Country Profiles: Kiribati. BBC. 29 September 2011.
2. Maneaba ni Maungatabu (Parliament of Kiribati), 2018



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