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Minister for Works and Community Services. A cabinet reshuffle in December 1978 saw Harris replace Depaune as Minister for Works and Community Services, Kenas Aroi take over as Minister for Justice, Detudamo become Minister for Finance.
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President by Parliament on 15 November.
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1513:Pacific Islands Monthly
1510:To polls again on Nauru
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607:Deidienak Anako Daniel
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557:René Reynaldo Harris
1583:, February 1979, p7
1535:, January 1978, p31
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142:Supreme Court
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1259:Royden Hiram
1164:Derog Gioura
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1089:
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1009:
994:
980:
975:
920:
905:
891:
886:
841:
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812:
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760:
745:
731:
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681:
668:Obeira Menke
666:
652:
647:
570:
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452:Independents
396:
383:
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289:Coat of arms
193:
131:
108:
88:David Adeang
77:
72:Institutions
53:Human rights
46:Constitution
15:
1805:Referendums
1269:Davey Hiram
1207:Paul Ribauw
502:Total votes
476:Valid votes
427:Nauru Party
386:Nauru Party
260:Visa policy
169:Politicians
109:Legislative
58:LGBT rights
1841:Categories
1769:2010 (Jun)
1764:2010 (Apr)
1482:References
1433:Kenas Aroi
843:Kenas Aroi
539:Candidate
114:Parliament
1445:Ruben Kun
1416:Aftermath
304:Geography
218:Districts
157:Elections
83:President
78:Executive
1452:Leo Keke
1426:Leo Keke
1353:Elected
1338:Elected
1168:100.0922
1158:Elected
1155:107.0424
1143:Elected
1140:107.6857
1128:Elected
1125:111.7637
1113:Elected
1110:172.6527
1027:105.2834
1019:Elected
1016:108.3096
1004:Elected
1001:117.2333
930:Elected
915:Elected
851:Elected
836:Elected
833:123.7500
770:Elected
767:104.5000
755:Elected
752:115.3333
691:Elected
676:Elected
580:Elected
565:Elected
515:Source:
393:Campaign
250:Passport
242:in Nauru
132:Judicial
1422:Speaker
1405:Source:
1373:61.4167
1363:68.7500
1350:77.2500
1335:88.4167
1292:35.2571
1282:35.9316
1272:38.6493
1262:42.4238
1252:43.1220
1242:43.4840
1232:44.9044
1222:47.2596
1210:56.0412
1200:56.7531
1190:72.7033
1180:84.6302
1099:Ubenide
1067:63.8309
1057:66.3023
1047:74.8500
1037:76.1047
958:51.9500
948:68.7000
938:73.0833
927:84.2500
912:89.6333
869:58.1666
859:67.2500
848:86.2500
790:73.2500
780:92.3333
709:59.9167
699:68.3333
688:76.6667
673:95.0833
630:42.2309
620:48.3238
610:54.3261
600:62.5261
588:71.4167
577:88.2904
562:97.0071
521:Gazette
401:Results
376:Speaker
309:History
119:Speaker
95:Cabinet
990:Meneng
741:Anetan
662:Anabar
545:Notes
542:Votes
508:100.00
294:Anthem
1498:Nauru
1324:Yaren
901:Buada
505:1,599
482:97.37
479:1,557
462:Total
419:Seats
413:Votes
410:Party
364:Nauru
1817:2021
1812:2010
1795:2025
1789:2022
1784:2019
1779:2016
1774:2013
1759:2008
1754:2007
1749:2004
1744:2003
1739:2000
1734:1997
1729:1995
1724:1992
1719:1989
1714:1987
1709:1986
1704:1983
1699:1980
1694:1977
1689:1976
1684:1973
1679:1971
1674:1968
1669:1967
1664:1966
1659:1963
1654:1959
1649:1955
1644:1951
1424:and
551:Aiwo
495:2.63
284:Flag
194:2025
188:2022
1396:144
1315:369
1090:247
981:167
892:162
822:Boe
813:186
732:144
653:180
517:IPU
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