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Governor-General of Solomon Islands from 1999 to 2004
Sir John Ini Lapli
GCMG
(baptised 25 June 1955)
[1]
is a former
Governor-General
of the
Solomon Islands
, serving from 7 July 1999 until 7 July 2004.
Prior to his election as Governor-General in June 1999, Lapli was Premier of
Temotu Province
.
[2]
He was taken hostage by rebels in 2000, but released after a few days, when the Prime Minister and his government promised to resign. In June 2004 Lapli failed to be re-elected to the position of Governor-General for another 5-year term, receiving only 6 of the 41 votes in Parliament.
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