Nauruan people Nauruan people Alois Kayser (born March 29, 1877 in Lupstein/ Alsace, died October 21, 1944 in Chuuk) was a German Roman Catholic missionary who spent almost 40 years on Nauru and wrote a Nauruan grammar (and possibly a Nauruan dictionary). In 1943 he was deported along with most of the Nauruan population by the Japanese to Micronesia, where he died. In his honour the government of Nauru named the technical school in the district Ewa after him. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alois Kayser"
King Aweida (born in Boe, died at Gabab channel) was a royal man in Nauru. Before Nauru became under white rule, ...more on Wikipedia about "Aweida"
Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo ( February 14, 1946 - March 9, 2003) was a politician from Nauru. He first became an elected member of Nauru's 18-seat parliament in 1973. He served his first term as President in 1976 - 1978 after ousting Hammer DeRoburt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bernard Dowiyogo"
David Adeang is a politician on Nauru. He is a founding member of the Naoero Amo (Nauru First Party), currently the only successful political party on the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Adeang"
Hammer DeRoburt, MP, KBE ( September 25, 1922 - July 15, 1992) was the founding president of Nauru and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hammer DeRoburt"
Joanne Ekamdeiya Gobure (b. April 26, 1982, in Nauru) is a Nauruanan poet. She is the cousin of Nauruan tennis player Chris Gobure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joanne Gobure"
Kieren Aedogan Keke (b. 1971 in Yaren) is a Nauruan medical doctor and former speaker of the island's parliament. He is currently a leading figure of the opposition Naoero Amo party. He is one of the few medical professionals on the island. (Others are Dr. Mark Kun, Dr. Ludwig Keke (Kieren's father, a dentist), Dr. Godfrey Waidabu, and Dr. Kiki Thoma.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Kieren Keke"
Kinza 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, when he was deposed in a no confidence vote. Clodumar is a member of the indigenous population of Nauru, and he is concerned with environmental issues. Clodumar has given and withdrawn support from several other Nauruan politicians, including Bernard Dowiyogo, René Harris and Ludwig Scotty.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 means 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 elections of October 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kinza Clodumar"
Lagumot Harris, ( 1938? - September 8, 1999), was a Nauruan politician, and President of the tiny island nation of Nauru for nearly a month, from April 19, to May 15, 1978. He was elected again, for a longer period of time, as President, between November 22, 1995, and November 11, 1996. He died in the city of Melbourne, Australia, in September 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lagumot Harris"
Ludwig Derangadage Scotty (b. June 20, 1948, in Anabar) was President of the Republic of Nauru from May 29, 2003 to August 8, 2003, and is again President since June 22, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ludwig Scotty"
Marcus Stephen (born October 1, 1969) is a professional weightlifter and member of Parliament from Nauru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marcus Stephen"
Philip Adam Delaporte, a German born American Protestant missionary, was sent to Nauru with his family in November of 1899. They came from Hawaii via Kusaie under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, sent by the Central Union Church of Honolulu. The mission had been started some ten years earlier by a Gilbertese pastor, Tabuia, and it maintained a school, which along with the Catholic mission's school, comprised the only formal educational system on the island for more than two decades. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philip Delaporte"
René Reynaldo Harris, MP (born November 11, 1948 in Aiwo) was President of Nauru from 2003 to 2004, and has served three terms in the past. He has been an MP for Aiwo since 1977. He is also involved in Nauru's economic apparatus, namely the Nauru Phosphate Corporation and the Nauru Pacific Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "René Harris"
Ruben James Kun is a former finance minister who served as a president of the small island nation of Nauru from December 19, 1996 to February 13, 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ruben Kun"
Russell Effaney Kun is a well-known figure on Nauru. In the May 2003 elections he was elected to represent the Ubenide constituency, and became speaker of parliament. He was Justice Minister in the Ludwig Scotty government from June to August 2003 and returned to that post under René Harris in February 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Russell Kun"
Timothy Detudamo (b. in Uaboe, d. in April 1953) was a Nauruan politician and linguist. He was the father of Buraro Detudamo. He is known as the founder of modern Nauruan society. In his younger years he was a pastor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Timothy Detudamo"
Willence Seymour (born July 27 1988) is a Nauruan tennis player; he is recognised as Nauru's biggest male tennis talent. Seymour currently plays on the ITF juniors tour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Willence Seymour"
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