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Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1943?2000)
Solomon Sunaone Mamaloni
(23 January 1943 ? 11 January 2000) was a
Solomon Islands
politician. He was the first chief minister of the islands, and later served as the
prime minister
for three spells in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Biography
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Mamaloni was born in 1943 in the village of Rumahui, Arosi, in West
Makira
.
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He was educated at Pawa School and King George VI Secondary School, before attending
Te Aute College
in New Zealand.
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He joined the civil service in 1966, initially working as an executive officer for the
Legislative Council
, before becoming a clerk.
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He was elected to the
Governing Council
from the Makira constituency in the
1970 elections
. After being re-elected in
1973
, he was involved in the establishment of the
People's Progressive Party
the following January. Later in 1974 the new post of Chief Minister was established, with Mamaloni being elected to the post after the sixth round of voting.
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He served as Chief Minister of the Solomon Islands until July 1976. Although he resigned from the Legislative Assembly in December 1976,
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he returned to politics and represented West Makira constituency in the
National Parliament
. He was
Leader of the Opposition
from 1980 to 1981,
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from 1984 to 1988,
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and from 1993 to 1994.
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He was again chosen as Leader of the Opposition in late September 1998, replacing
Job Dudley Tausinga
.
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His role as architect of the Solomon Islands' independence from British rule in 1978 buoyed Mamaloni's support, and he served as opposition leader until his death.
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He remained Opposition Leader until his death from
kidney disease
in a
Honiara
hospital in January 2000.
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His funeral was held on 13 January.
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References
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Moore, Clive.
"Mamaloni, Solomon Suna'one - Biographical entry - Solomon Islands Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978"
.
www.solomonencyclopaedia.net
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Chevalier, Christopher. "Understanding Solomon".
Political Life Writing in the Pacific: Reflections on Practice
(PDF)
. The Australian National University. p. 33
. Retrieved
31 July
2017
.
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b
c
Triumph for the Solomons' Solomon
Pacific Islands Monthly
, October 1974, pp5?6
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What made the Solomons' 'Solo' Go?
Pacific Islands Monthly
, March 1977, p19
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"Members of the Second Parliament"
, Solomon Islands Parliament website.
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"Members of the Third Parliament"
, Solomon Islands Parliament website.
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"Members of the Fifth Parliament"
, Solomon Islands Parliament website.
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"Solomon Islands: Former premier back as opposition leader", Radio New Zealand International (nl.newsbank.com), September 30, 1998.
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Obituary in
Time
magazine
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"Solomon Islands' controversial former prime minister Mamaloni dies", Associated Press (nl.newsbank.com), January 12, 2000.
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List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands)
p. 25. (Accessed 25 August 2016)
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