Kinza Clodumar
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Kinza Clodumar | |
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| President of Nauru | |
| In office 13 February 1997 – 18 June 1998 | |
| Deputy | Vinson Detenamo |
| Preceded by | Ruben Kun |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Dowiyogo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1945 Boe |
| Political party | Centre Party |
HE Kinza Godfrey Clodumar (born February 8, 1945) is a political figure from Nauru who was President of Nauru from 1997 to 1998.
Background
Kinza Clodumar | |
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| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Aiwo | |
| In office January 25, 1971 – January 29, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Itubwa Amram |
| Succeeded by | David Agir |
| In office December 5, 1983 – December 9, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | David Agir |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Moses |
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Boe | |
| In office November 20, 1995 – May 5, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Aroi |
| Succeeded by | Mathew Batsiua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1945 Nauru |
| Nationality |  Nauruan |
| Political party | Centre Party |
Clodumar was born in Boe. He is a member of the indigenous population of Nauru, and he is concerned with environmental issues. He was a Member of Parliament for many years, and served as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in the cabinets of Bernard Dowiyogo and Kennan Adeang in 1976-1978 and 1986. Later he served as Minister of Finance from 2003 until October 2004.
Presidency
Clodumar was President of Nauru from February 12, 1997 until June 18, 1998, when he was deposed in a no confidence vote.
Later life
Clodumar is the only Nauruan politician to have been elected to parliament in two different constituencies. He served his first two terms for the Aiwo Constituency when ousting Itubwa Amram in the 1971 elections; after being re-elected thrice Clodumar resigns his post in early 1979, but has been re-elected in the 1983 elections. In 1992, he did not candidate for a seat and moved to the neighbouring Boe Constituency, where he was re-elected in 1995 to serve a third term in parliament.
Clodumar has given and withdrawn support from several other Nauruan politicians, including Bernard Dowiyogo, René Harris and Ludwig Scotty. For presidents, withdrawal of support by Clodumar often meant that a president will lose a no confidence vote.
In 2003, Clodumar himself tried to regain the presidency of Nauru twice but narrowly lost the parliamentary vote both times. He lost his seat in Parliament in the October 2004 election.
Clodumar is also noted for having founded and led the Centre Party.
See also
References
- Article re. support of Clodumar for Scotty Administration: 'Nauru's new government begins work today', Radio New Zealand International, June 22, 2004 http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=10635
