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Nauru is a democratic republic.

1 Government

The country's 18-member Parliament is run under a British-style system. There is a loose multiparty system; the two main parties are the Democratic Party and Nauru Party (informal). Elections for the Parliament are held every three years; voting is compulsory for all citizens aged 20 or more.

The Parliament elects a president from amongst its members, who appoints a Cabinet of 5-6 people. The President is both the head of state and head of government.

A series of no-confidence votes, resignations and elections between 1999 and 2003 saw René Harris and Bernard Dowiyogo as President for numerous short periods during a period of political instability. Dowigoyo died in office on March 10, 2003, in Washington, D.C., after heart surgery. Ludwig Scotty was elected President on May 29, 2003, but this did not bring to an end the years of political uncertainty as he was replaced by Harris a few months later.


1.1 List of Presidents since independence

Name (birth-death) Dates of presidency
1. Hammer DeRoburt (1922-1992) 31 Jan 1968 to 22 Dec 1976
2. Bernard Dowiyogo (1946-2003) 22 Dec 1976 to 19 Apr 1978
3. Lagumot Harris (1938?-1999) 19 Apr 1978 to 15 May 1978
4. Hammer DeRoburt 15 May 1978 to 17 Sep 1986
5. Kennan Adeang 17 Sep 1986 to 01 Oct 1986
6. Hammer DeRoburt 01 Oct 1986 to ?? Dec 1986
7. Kennan Adeang ?? Dec 1986 to ?? Dec 1986
8. Hammer DeRoburt ?? Dec 1986 to 17 Aug 1989
9. Kenos Aroi 17 Aug 1989 to 12 Dec 1989
10. Bernard Dowiyogo 12 Dec 1989 to 22 Nov 1995
11. Lagumot Harris 22 Nov 1995 to 11 Nov 1996
12. Bernard Dowiyogo 11 Nov 1996 to 26 Nov 1996
13. Kennan Adeang 26 Nov 1996 to 19 Dec 1996
14. Rueben Kun 19 Dec 1996 to 13 Feb 1997
15. Kinza ClodumarKinza Godfrey Clodumar (born February 8 1945 in Boe) is a politician in Nauru. He was a member of parliament of that country for many years, was finance minister from 2003 until October 2004, and was President from February 12 1997 until June 18 1998, whe (1944?-) 13 Feb 1997 to 18 Jun 1998
16. Bernard Dowiyogo 18 Jun 1998 to 27 Apr 1999
17. René Harris (1948-) 27 Apr 1999 to 20 Apr 2000
18. Bernard Dowiyogo 20 Apr 2000 to 30 Mar 2001
19. René Harris 30 Mar 2001 to 09 Jan 2003
20. Bernard Dowiyogo 09 Jan 2003 to 17 Jan 2003
21. René Harris 17 Jan 2003 to 18 Jan 2003
22. Bernard Dowiyogo 18 Jan 2003 to 10 Mar 2003
23. Derog Gioura (1931?-) 10 Mar 2003 to 29 May 2003
24. Ludwig Scotty 29 May 2003 to 08 Aug 2003
25. René Harris 08 Aug 2003 to 22 Jun 2004
26. Ludwig Scotty 22 Jun 2004 to Present




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Topics: Politics Of Nauru, Government, List Of Presidents Since...

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