Moses Pitakaka

Sir Moses Pitakaka
GCMG
Sir Moses Pitakaka GCMG
3rd Governor General of Solomon Islands
	In office ; 7 July 1994 ? 7 July 1999
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir Francis Billy Hilly ; Solomon Mamaloni ; Bartholomew Ulufa'alu
Preceded by	Sir George Lepping
Succeeded by	Sir John Lapli
Personal details
Born	24 January 1945 ; Choiseul Province , British Solomon Islands
Died	25 December 2011 (aged 66) ; Honiara , Solomon Islands
Spouse	Lady Lois Pitakaka

Sir Moses Puibangara Pitakaka GCMG (24 January 1945 ? 25 December 2011) served as the third Governor-General of the Solomon Islands from 7 July 1994 until 7 July 1999. Pitakaka was from Choiseul Province . ^[1] His widow is Lady Lois Pitikaka. ^[2]^[3]

On 15 June 1999, Pitakaka declared a state of emergency after an outbreak of ethnic violence killed four on Guadalcanal . ^[4]

He died at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara early on the morning of Christmas Day 2011. He received a state funeral on 28 December. ^[2]

References [ edit ]

^ Kabutaulaka, Tarcisius Tara (September 1998). "Pacific Islands Stakeholder Participation in Development: Solomon Islands" . World Bank . Retrieved 2012-01-07 .
^ ^a ^b "State funeral for late Sir Moses" Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine , Solomon Star , 27 December 2011
^ "Burke's Peerage - Preview Family Record" . Burkespeerage.com. 1945-01-24 . Retrieved 2012-01-13 .
^ "Solomon Islands (1978-present)" . University of Central Arkansas Department of Political Science . Retrieved 2011-12-04 .

Preceded by Sir George Lepping	Governor-General of the Solomon Islands 1994–1999	Succeeded by Sir John Lapli

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