HE Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo (February 14, 1946–March 9, 2003) was President of the Republic of Nauru. is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members. ...

Background and early career

He first became an elected member of Nauru's 18-seat parliament in 1973. Particularly in his earlier years in the Parliament of Nauru Dowiyogo was seen as an opponent of Nauru's first post-independence President, Hammer DeRoburt. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies. ... Sir Hammer DeRoburt, MP, KBE (September 25, 1922 - July 15, 1992) was the founding president of Nauru and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence. ...

President of Nauru

He served his first term as President from 1976 to 1978 after ousting Hammer DeRoburt. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Hammer DeRoburt, MP, KBE (September 25, 1922 - July 15, 1992) was the founding president of Nauru and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence. ...

Over the next 25 years, Dowiyogo served as President several times, for periods as long as six years (1989–1995) and as short as 15 days (in November 1996). Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

During the 1980s, he sharply criticized France and the United States for atomic weapons testing in the region. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ...

He died in office in March 2003 (having been president on this occasion since January 2003) at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. from heart complications brought on by his struggle with diabetes, a common ailment on Nauru. At the time of the deterioration of his final illness, he had been engaged in protracted negotiations with the United States Government. March 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events March 1, 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: The Turkish speaker of Parliament voids the vote accepting U.S. troops involved in the planned invasion of Iraq into Turkey on constitutional grounds. ... 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2003. ... The George Washington University (GWU) is a private university in Washington, D.C., founded in 1821 as The Columbian College. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...

Personal legacy

At a personal level, he was at first noted for being among the youngest of the world's heads of state when elected as President of Nauru in 1976, but at his death in 2003 which ended a political career spanning about 30 years he was regarded as something of an elder statesman. The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Valdon Dowiyogo, son of Bernard Dowiyogo, was appointed Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru in 2005 ^[1] The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• René Harris
• Politics of Nauru

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