Ataji Balos
Appearance
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Ataji Balos is a Marshallese politician who was a member of the Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.[1] During the Trust Territory era, his activism concerning Marshall Islands–United States relations included a sit-in that delayed testing of U.S. military technology as well as advocacy for the people affected by United States nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.[2]
He attended the University of Guam[1] and worked as a teacher early in his career.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilford, John Noble (11 April 1977). "U.S. Resettles 75 on Pacific Atoll Evacuated for Bomb Tests in 40's". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b Pincus, Walter (2021). Blown to Hell: America's deadly betrayal of the Marshall Islanders (First Diversion books ed.). [New York]. pp. 279–281. ISBN 9781635768015.
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