Kenas Aroi

Kenas Aroi (17 April 1942 – 22 January 1991) was a Nauruan politician and, from 17 August to 12 December 1989, President of the Republic of Nauru.

His Excellency Kenas Aroi
President of Nauru
In office 17 August 1989 – 12 December 1989
Deputy	Vinson Detenamo
Preceded by	Hammer DeRoburt
Succeeded by	Bernard Dowiyogo
Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Boe
In office January 31, 1968 – January 22, 1991
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Detonga Deiye
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office January 1971 – January 1977
Preceded by	Itubwa Amram
Succeeded by	Samuel Tsitsi
Personal details
Born	17 April 1942
Died	22 January 1991 (1991-01-23) (aged 48)
Nationality	Nauruan
Spouse	Millicent Aroi
Children	Michael Aroi, a.o.

Background

Aroi was a member of the Parliament of Nauru, Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from January 1971 to January 1977.^[1] He was elevated to cabinet in January 1977. He was Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo in January 1978.^[2]

Aroi was also Minister of Finance under Hammer DeRoburt from April 1979^[3] to September 1986 and again from October 1986^[4] to December 1986. Before he became president, Aroi was involved in the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.

President of Nauru

With support from Kennan Adeang, as Hammer DeRoburt was caught in a military situation, Aroi became president on 17 August 1989. Adeang then became finance minister. During his period of Presidential office Aroi experienced health problems and after a stroke in November 1989 he did not run in the elections in December of that year. He was succeeded on 12 December 1989 by Bernard Dowiyogo.^[5]

Personal

Kenas Aroi was a member of the Eamwitmwit tribe. Aroi died on 22 January 1991.^[5][6] His widow, Millicent Aroi has served as Nauru's High Commissioner to Fiji.

See also

• Politics in Nauru