Kunio Lemari
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Kunio Lemari was a Marshallese politician. He served as the acting President
of the Marshall Islands
from 20 December 1996 to 14 January 1997. He assumed office upon the death of the previous President, Amata Kabua
, having previously served as the country's Minister of Transport and Communications.
Lemari is of Japanese descent from his maternal grandfather, and was survived by brothers Rellong Lemari (Senator from Lae Atoll) and Johnny Lemari (Mayor of Kwajalein Atoll); wife Christina Lemari; sons Harald (Joanne), Wesley (Lynn), Ranni and Dixon Lemari; daughters Evangeline (Quincy Calep), Dianne, Kimberlynn (Michael Vredenburg), and Lyla; numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
On 28 March 2008, Lemari died in Majuro due to complications from diabetes.
President of the Marshall Islands
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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 20 December 1996 to 14 January 1997. He assumed office upon the death of the previous President, Amata Kabua
Amata Kabua
Amata Kabua was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996 ....
, having previously served as the country's Minister of Transport and Communications.
Lemari is of Japanese descent from his maternal grandfather, and was survived by brothers Rellong Lemari (Senator from Lae Atoll) and Johnny Lemari (Mayor of Kwajalein Atoll); wife Christina Lemari; sons Harald (Joanne), Wesley (Lynn), Ranni and Dixon Lemari; daughters Evangeline (Quincy Calep), Dianne, Kimberlynn (Michael Vredenburg), and Lyla; numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
On 28 March 2008, Lemari died in Majuro due to complications from diabetes.