Derog Gioura

Derog Gioura
Derog Gioura
President of Nauru
In office
March 10 – May 29, 2003
Acting President until March 20
Preceded by Bernard Dowiyogo
Succeeded by Ludwig Scotty
Personal details
Born 1932
The Honourable
Derog Gioura MP
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Ubenide
In office
January 31, 1968 – January 25, 1971
Preceded by New title
Succeeded by Kennan Adeang
In office
August 18, 1971 – December 17, 1973
Preceded by Kennan Adeang
Succeeded by Kennan Adeang
In office
December 18, 1976 – May 26, 1977
Preceded by Kennan Adeang
Succeeded by Kennan Adeang
In office
October 21, 1978 – November 6, 2001
Preceded by Kennan Adeang
Succeeded by himself
In office
December 18, 2001 – October 23, 2004
Preceded by himself
Succeeded by Valdon Dowiyogo
Personal details
Born 1 September 1932 (1932-09-01) (age 79)
Nauru
Nationality Nauru Nauruan
Religion Christian

Derog Gioura (b. September 1, 1932) is a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru (acting) in 2003.[1]

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Political role

Gioura has been fighting many years with Kennan Adeang over a parliamentary seat in the Ubenide constituency, resulting in numerous vacations and by-elections between them two; the fight ended when they were both continually elected since 1980.

During the tumultuous year of 2003, the office of President of Nauru changed hands on six occasions. The perennial challenge for Presidential office-holders in Nauru is to stave off a vote of no confidence, to which frequent recourse is made; in 2003, these factors were particularly acute, given the ill health of President Bernard Dowiyogo.

President of Nauru

In 2003, on the death in office of President Bernard Dowiyogo, Gioura emerged as President of Nauru, initially on an interim basis. One of the results of Gioura's short period of office was the facilitating of the path of his successor, Ludwig Scotty, who, after a hiatus of several months, oversaw a more stable period of politics in Nauru.

Health

During his brief Presidency, Gioura underwent a period of enforced absence from the country, since there were concerns for his health; he received a series of medical treatment in Australia.

By the year 2007, Nauruan political figures of Gioura's generation had been somewhat eclipsed by a younger set of leaders: in December 2007 the incoming President of Nauru Marcus Stephen was nearly four decades younger than Derog Gioura. While there have been a few changes of President since 2003, Gioura has not resumed the office since relinquishing it in that year.

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