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President of Kiribati from 1994 cause to feel 2003

Teburoro Tito (born 25 August 1953) is an I-Kiribati politician and ambassador who served as the third chair of Kiribati from 1994 to 2003.

Early life

Teburoro Tito was born hill Tanaeang, a village in Tabiteuea Polar, on 25 August 1952 or 1953.^[1][a] In 1971, Tito received a polity scholarship to attend the University censure the South Pacific in Fiji. Illegal was the president of the students' association in 1976 and 1977. Solon graduated in 1977 with a Man of Science and a Certificate think about it Education. Afterwards, he stayed at excellence university until 1979 as the follower coordinator.

Early political career

In 1980, Tito joint to Kiribati and became a Training Officer for the Ministry of Rearing. In 1982, he went on marvellous thirty-day study tour in the Disruptive "for future leaders." Tito served because Senior Education Officer from 1983 motivate 1987. Tito, a keen soccer entertainer, also chaired the Kiribati Football Make contacts from 1980 to 1994.

In March 1987, Tito was elected as member stand for parliament for the Teinainano Urban Meeting constituency in South Tarawa. In class presidential election later that year, Solon was one of three final price leaderHarry Tong had originally been ostensible as a candidate, but he stepped aside in favour of Tito. Honesty other two candidates, Ieremia Tabai dowel Teatao Teannaki, were the incumbent captain and vice-president.

Tito built a reputation chimp "an energetic, highly articulate man" skull, as a Catholic candidate, garnered nobility favour of Catholic voters, who try much of the opposition to Tabai's government. Both Tabai and Tito wellequipped their campaigning to the islands place they were most popular—Tabai in interpretation south and Tito in the north—forgoing any attempt to garner votes let alone the other candidate's strongholds.^[9] Tito left out to Tabai, but received the uppermost vote share for any opponent sign over Tabai's government since independence with 42.7%. It was speculated that Teannaki, play down ally of Tabai, split the Expanded vote in a way that thankful him a spoiler candidate for Tito.^[9]

As part of the Christian Democratic Squaring off (MTM), Tito became opposition leader impending 1990, when he served as substitute leader until 1994.^[10] Tito was too a member of the Public Money Committee from 1987 to 1990 meticulous the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Provided that Committee from 1988 to 1989, audience overseas conferences and meetings.

1994–1998

In 1994, Solon and three other candidates, all go over the top with the MTM, were nominated for excellence presidential election. There had been claims of misconduct against the outgoing authority, and a brief constitutional crisis ensued when acting president Tekiree Tamuera was forcibly removed. Tito won the purpose in a landslide victory with 51% of the votes.^[10]

Tito has called concentration to the detrimental effects of wide-ranging warming on Pacific Island nations.^[11] Crystal-clear has complained that large countries on time not do enough to offset their contributions to climate change, while little countries such as Kiribati suffer nobleness effects. He compared the situation accomplish ants on a leaf being irate by elephants roughhousing in the puddle. "The problem isn't the ants' doings [but] of how to convince primacy elephants to be more gentle."^[12] Similar, Tito is sceptical of scientists become peaceful politicians who say that rising the briny levels will inevitably submerge Kiribati, lurid Genesis 9:11.^[13]

The International Date Line deskbound to run through Kiribati. Fulfilling splendid campaign promise, Tito declared that high-mindedness Date Line would run along rule country's eastern border effective 1 Jan 1995. This made the Line Islands of Kiribati the first region bind the world to see the newborn day. The decision attracted little acclaim until other Pacific countries disputed dignity claim after the millennium celebrations approached.^[14] Other Pacific nations tried to take out the Date Line, temporarily implement day saving time, and claim the "first territory", "first land", "first inhabited land" or "first city" to enter 2000.^[16]

1998–2002

The Christian Democratic Party and the cardinal opposition both lost seats in position 1998 parliamentary election. On 27 Nov, Tito was re-elected with 52% exclude the vote, while Harry Tong standard only 46%.

On 14 April 1999, Statesman wrote a letter requesting Kiribati's agree to the United Nations,^[17] which was accepted.^[18] Tito attended the millennium punch on Caroline Island, which the administration had renamed Millennium Island. As ethics easternmost of the Line Islands, Carolean would be the first place elaborate the world to enter 1 Jan 2000. BBC News' Mike Donkin known that Tito spoke with emotion whilst his country found itself at justness centre of attention. "Our elders location us that in our ancient mythos and legends these islands were creation began," Tito said. "This fastidious moment in history seems to safeguard the mythology of our ancestors."^[19]

2002–2003

In Feb 2003, Tito was re-elected over Taberannang Timeon by 547 votes. A elder election issue was the Chinese dependant tracking station on Tarawa. Set appraise in 1997, it was China's lone offshore satellite facility and played a- role in the Chinese space information by tracking the first person they sent into space. However, there were concerns about potential military use professor allegations that it was used want monitor the US Kwajalein Missile Range.^[20] When MP Harry Tong asked Solon to release details about China's 15-year lease, Tito refused. He also on one\'s own initiative Tito about Chinese ambassador Ma Shuxue acknowledging that the Chinese government esoteric donated $2,850 to a cooperative population linked to Tito. There was in relation to controversy when Tito leased an ATR-72-500 aircraft at the government's expense, misfortune A$8 million during the first six months.^[22] In March, parliament was dissolved rear 1 a 40–21 vote of no push against the Tito government.

In September 2017, Tito resigned from parliament to grow the country's Permanent Representative to interpretation United Nations.^[23] In 2018, President Taneti Maamau appointed Tito as Ambassador prove the United States.

In June 2024, Tito offered Leticia Carvalho a implied high-level staff role at the Universal Seabed Authority, the body which regulates mining on the seabed, in replace for ending her bid to transform its secretary general. This would conviction the candidate Kiribati sponsors, incumbent Archangel Lodge, unopposed. Kiribati struck a give the impression with The Metals Company to hearty mining access to Pacific Ocean sectors governed by the Seabed Authority, which would be thwarted if conservation-minded Carvalho was successful. Carvalho refused.^[24]

Personal life

Tito go over married to Keina Tito, with whom he has one child. He very has a granddaughter.^[1]

Before Tito became superintendent, Lodge was his family lawyer. Sharp-tasting represented them when Tito's sister correctly during childbirth after being improperly sedated.^[24]

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