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Place of Birth: Nauru
About Kennan Adeang
- Kennan Ranibok Adeang (23 December 1942 – 26 December 2011) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru for three separate periods during the late 20th century.
- Born in Nauru, and educated in Australia, including at the Australian School of Pacific Administration, Adeang was first elected to the Parliament of Nauru in 1971, representing the seat of Ubenide, and became a noted opponent of Hammer DeRoburt, the country's first president.
- He first became president in 1986, serving two short terms at the end of that year.
- In the following year, 1987, Adeang was involved in the establishment of the Democratic Party of Nauru, one of the first political parties in Nauru.
- He again served as president in late 1996, but lost power after a motion of no confidence.
- Adeang was active in parliament until 2000, serving at various times in the Cabinet, and also as Speaker from February 1997 to December 1998.
- In 2007, he was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji, serving in the position until his death in 2011.
- His son, David Adeang, also served in the Nauruan parliament, occupying the same constituency as his father.
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