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Keke served as secretary for external affairs from 1981 to 1983. He served as secretary for island development and industries in 1983. He served as head of the legal and political division of the South
Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation (now the
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Keke served as president of the Nauru Judo
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Secretariat) from 1988 to at least 1991. From at least 1992 to 1994, Keke served as the
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in 1972. By 1974, Keke was admitted as a barrister and solicitor by the
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Keke was a member of the Nauru Party. He was first elected to
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830:"Votes and Proceedings of the Twentieth Parliament No. 26"
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197:(10 August 1947 – 8 November 2012) was a
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775:"MARRIAGES"
378:Bowker-Saur
215:Ludwig Keke
74:Alfred Dick
70:Preceded by
855:Categories
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347:References
250:parliament
167:Alma mater
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312:president
243:Melbourne
205:Biography
137:Australia
64:1976–1980
60:In office
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