Amata Kabua
Encyclopedia
Amata Kabua was the first President
of the Marshall Islands
from 1979 to 1996 (five consecutive terms).
Amata Kabua began his career as a school teacher
before becoming chief of Majuro
and Ratak Chain
of the Marshall Islands, and later president of the Marshall Islands. He had been a principal participant in the negotiations to gain independence for the Marshall Islands. He wrote the words and music for the national anthem
, Forever Marshall Islands.
Kabua is the son of a Japanese businessman and a Marshallese mother, who was the daughter of a paramount chieftain. He died while president, but after a long illness, in Hawaii
.
President of the Marshall Islands
-List of Presidents of the Marshall Islands:...
of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
from 1979 to 1996 (five consecutive terms).
Amata Kabua began his career as a school teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
before becoming chief of Majuro
Majuro
Majuro , is a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll itself has a land area of and encloses a lagoon of...
and Ratak Chain
Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ratak means "sunrise". It lies just to the east of the country's other main island chain, the Ralik Chain...
of the Marshall Islands, and later president of the Marshall Islands. He had been a principal participant in the negotiations to gain independence for the Marshall Islands. He wrote the words and music for the national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
, Forever Marshall Islands.
Kabua is the son of a Japanese businessman and a Marshallese mother, who was the daughter of a paramount chieftain. He died while president, but after a long illness, in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.