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Tony deBrum
(February 26, 1945 – August 22, 2017) was a
Marshallese
politician and government minister. From 2012 and 2014, he was the
Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands
. He was an activist relating to
climate change
, and has been part of many conferences and demonstrations, including the
People’s Climate March
in New York City in September 2014.
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In mid December 2015, he took part in the
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
. He succeeded to form a new coalition between
developed countries
and
developing countries
called "High Ambition Coalition".
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He was Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands from 1979 till 1987, 2008 till 2009 and 2014 till 2016.
deBrum died at his home in
Majuro
, Marshall Islands on August 22, 2017 at the age of 72.
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