The first President of the Marshall Islands was Amata Kabua, who served from the country’s independence in 1979 until his death in 1996. Background and History: Amata Kabua was born on November 19, 1928, on the island of Ailinglaplap in the Marshall Islands. He was the son of Imata Kabua, a Protestant minister, and Kabua Kabua, a nurse. He received his education at the Marshall Islands High...
Pioneering the Presidency: Marshall Islands’s First Presidential Leader
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