Toaripi Lauti

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Toaripi Lauti was a Tuvaluan politician who became the country's first prime minister following its independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
prime minister
continentOfCitizenship Oceania
countryOfCitizenship Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Tuvalu
dateOfBirth 1928-11-28
dateOfDeath 2014-08-25
educatedAt New Zealand
endTimeInOfficeAsGovernorGeneral 1993
endTimeInOfficeAsPrimeMinister 1981
ethnicGroup Tuvaluan
gender male
hasFamilyName Lauti
hasGivenName Toaripi
hasOccupation civil servant
politician
hasRoleIn independence of Tuvalu
headOfGovernmentOf Tuvalu
headOfStateOf Tuvalu
inceptionAsPrimeMinister 1978
languageSpoken English
Tuvaluan
memberOfPoliticalParty Independent politician
monarchDuringTermAsGovernorGeneral Elizabeth II
notableFor being the first Prime Minister of Tuvalu
leading Tuvalu at independence
officeContested member of the Parliament of Tuvalu
placeOfBirth Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Nukulaelae
placeOfDeath Funafuti
Tuvalu
politicalSystemContext Westminster system in Tuvalu
positionHeld Chief Minister of the Ellice Islands
Governor-General of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
precededByAsGovernorGeneral Sir Tupua Leupena
precededByAsPrimeMinister office created
religion Christianity
residence Funafuti
startTimeInOfficeAsGovernorGeneral 1990
startTimeInOfficeAsPrimeMinister 1978-10-01
succeededByAsGovernorGeneral Sir Tomasi Puapua
linked to: Tomasi Puapua
succeededByAsPrimeMinister Tomasi Puapua

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