Ruler · 1946 – 2003

Bernard Dowiyogo

Lived 1946 – 2003; politician. President of Nauru (Nauru), 1976 – 1978 and 5 more terms.

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

Lived: 1946 – 2003; 57 years
In office: 10 years; 6 reigns
Lines: 1; Nauru
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Nauru

Nauru · the 2nd, 7th, 9th, 13th, 15th and 17th of 26 dated reigns · 1968 – 2023

Hammer DeRoburt1968 – 1976

Bernard Dowiyogo1976 – 1978

Lagumot Harris1978

Hammer DeRoburt1978 – 1986

Kennan Adeang1986

Kenas Aroi1989

Bernard Dowiyogo1989 – 1995

Lagumot Harris1995 – 1996

Bernard Dowiyogo1996

Kennan Adeang1996

Ruben Kun1996 – 1997

Kinza Clodumar1997 – 1998

Bernard Dowiyogo1998 – 1999

René Harris1999 – 2000

Bernard Dowiyogo2000 – 2001

René Harris2001 – 2003

Bernard Dowiyogo2003

Derog Gioura2003

Ludwig Scotty2004 – 2007

Marcus Stephen2007 – 2011

6 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1976 – 1978 · 2 years · came to it aged 30 · term 1 of 6

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1978; they died in 2003

Reigned 1989 – 1995 · 6 years · came to it aged 43 · term 2 of 6

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1995; they died in 2003

Reigned 1996 · under a year · came to it aged 50 · term 3 of 6

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1996; they died in 2003

Reigned 1998 – 1999 · 1 year · came to it aged 52 · term 4 of 6

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1999; they died in 2003

Reigned 2000 – 2001 · 1 year · came to it aged 54 · term 5 of 6

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 2001; they died in 2003

Reigned 2003 · under a year · came to it aged 57 · term 6 of 6

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; diabetes

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