Amata Kabua (1928 - 1996)

Born 17 Nov 1928 in Jaluit, Marshall Islands

Died 20 Dec 1996 at age 68 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Biography

Amata Kabua is Notable.

Amata Kabua (November 17, 1928 – December 19, 1996) was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 until his death in 1996 (five consecutive terms).

Amata's father Chief (Iroij) Lejolañ Kabua was the son of Paramount Chief Iroij Bwio Jeimata Kabua of Northern Ralik (Western) Chain. Jeimata Kabua was the son of King Kabua the Great (nicknamed King John) with Leroij Bwio LiWodin. Kabua is also known as King John, who, on behalf of his father Iroij Bwio Jiba, led diplomatic relations between Germany and the Marshall Islands in 1885 through the Treaty of Friendship.

Amata Kabua's mother, Leroij Dorothy Tarjikit, was a paramount chieftain of Majuro with royal connections to the Rimwejoor and Raano clans who ruled the entire Ratak (eastern) chain but later lost Mejit. Tarjikit was regarded as a pure-blooded royal in equal rank to Jeimata Kabua and his father Kabua the Great because of her Bwio status. Tarjikit's father was a paramount chieftain named Laelañ of the Rimwejoor Clan in Arno and her mother was Leroij Bwio Maria of the Raano Clan of Majuro. Tarjikit's father High Chief Laelañ of the Ratak/Eastern chain is not to be confused with Bwirak Laelañ from the Erroja clan who was the stepson of Kabua the Great as liBwirak Neimekua was already pregnant with son Laelan Kabua when entering the Kabua household. The rule of incest was prevalent within this family and it was a key marriage alliance structure that allowed continued dominance through familial loyalties under the plain basis of existential circumstance. Jeimata's parents Leroij Pwieo Worin and Iroij Bwio Kabua were first cousins as were Tarjikit's parents Laelañ and Maria. And by extension, Tarjikit and Lejolan were first cousins also.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 January 2024, 07:35), entry for Amata Kabua (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GSCJ-BLD ); contributed by various users.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #181113724 (accessed 4 January 2024)
  Memorial page for Amata Kabua (17 Nov 1928-20 Dec 1996); Maintained by Mark Goniwiecha (contributor 48174852).
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amata_Kabua
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12915