Kenas Aroi
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Background
Aroi was a member of the Parliament of Nauru, Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from January 1971 to January 1977.[1] He was elevated to cabinet in January 1977. He was Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo in January 1978.[2]
Aroi was also Minister of Finance under Hammer DeRoburt from April 1979[3] to September 1986 and again from October 1986[4] to December 1986. Before he became president, Aroi was involved in the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.
President of Nauru
With support from Kennan Adeang, as Hammer DeRoburt was caught in a military situation, Aroi became president on 17 August 1989. Adeang then became finance minister. During his period of Presidential office Aroi experienced health problems and after a stroke in November 1989 he did not run in the elections in December of that year. He was succeeded on 12 December 1989 by Bernard Dowiyogo.[5]
Personal
Kenas Aroi was a member of the Eamwitmwit tribe. Aroi died on 22 January 1991.[5][6] His widow, Millicent Aroi has served as Nauru's High Commissioner to Fiji.
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