Kataejar Jibas
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Marshall Islands
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-Bikinian
Bikini Atoll
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politician
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who served as the Mayor
Mayor
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of Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands....
from November 2007 until 2008.
Jibas had a long involvement with the Kili
Kili
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-Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands....
-Ejit Local Government Council. He worked as a Marshallese policeman during the 1970s. He then became a Councilman and Assistant Treasurer
Treasurer
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starting in the early 1980s. He remained as a councilman and treasurer until his election as Mayor of Bikini Atoll in November 2007. Jibas remained Mayor until his death in October 2008.
Jibas sustained serious injuries in a car accident which occurred in 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...
, Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
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, on September 17, 2008. He was airlifted to the Philippines
Philippines
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for emergency medical treatment.
Jibas died from his injuries at approximately 3:30 pm local time on October 2, 2008, the Philippines at the age of 55. He was survived by his wife, Dorothy, their nine children and several grandchildren.
Jibas' body was flown back to the Marshall Islands, where a memorial service
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was held at Rita Protestant Church on October 10, 2008. A funeral procession of more than 150 cars and automobiles accompanied Jibas' body for the four mile drive from the airport to Rita Protestant Church. Speakers at high funeral included Marshallese Senator Senator Michael Kabua, Senator Tomaki Juda and Minister to the President of the Marshall Islands
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Jibas was buried near his home in Rita Village, Majuro Atoll.