Ezekiel Alebua
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Ezekiel Alebua was the third Prime Minister
of the Solomon Islands
from 1 December 1986 - 28 March 1989. He was the foreign minister
of that country from 1981 to 1982. He was the premier of Guadalcanal
province from 1998 to 2003, and antagonized some people in that area for not supporting moves to declare that province independent. He was wounded in an assassination attempt by Harold Keke
's group on June 1, 2001. During his prominence in national politics during the 1980s, Alebua was a member of the conservative Solomon Islands United Party
.
Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands is Solomon Islands' head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament. Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm. Since August 2010, the Prime Minister has been Danny Philip of the Reform...
of the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
from 1 December 1986 - 28 March 1989. He was the foreign minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
of that country from 1981 to 1982. He was the premier of Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568...
province from 1998 to 2003, and antagonized some people in that area for not supporting moves to declare that province independent. He was wounded in an assassination attempt by Harold Keke
Harold Keke
Harold Keke is a Solomon Islands warlord involved with the Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army .-Biography:The grandson of one of the founders of the South Seas Evangelical Church in Australia, Keke was raised a Catholic in the Solomons, but left the faith to become a petty criminal in Papua New Guinea...
's group on June 1, 2001. During his prominence in national politics during the 1980s, Alebua was a member of the conservative Solomon Islands United Party
Solomon Islands United Party
The Solomon Islands United Party is a political party in Solomon Islands.It was launched in March 1980, shortly after the country's independence from the United Kingdom, by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea...
.