Ruler · 1952 – present

Anote Tong

Born 1952, living; politician, diplomat. President of Kiribati (Kiribati), 2003 – 2016.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1952; living
In office: 13 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Kiribati
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Kiribati

Kiribati · the 6th of 7 dated reigns · 1979 – 2016

2 before

Ata Teaotai1994

Teburoro Tito1994 – 2003

Tion Otang2003

Anote Tong2003 – 2016

Taneti Maamau2016 – …

left alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 2003 – 2016 · 13 years · came to it aged 51

Came to it: elected
Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

He won the election in July 2003 with a slim plurality of votes cast (47.4%) against his older brother, Harry Tong (43.5%) and the private lawyer Banuera Berina (9.1%).

He retired from politics after the Kiribati parliamentary election, 2015–16.

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