Jurelang Zedkaia Politician

Jurelang Zedkaia (born July 13, 1950) is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as the country's 5th head of state on October 26, 2009, following the ouster of his predecessor, Litokwa Tomeing, in the country's first successful vote of no confidence.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 13, 1950
Birth place
Marshall Islands , Majuro
Spouse
Hannah Jurelang Zedkaia

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Office holder

officePresident of the Marshall Islands
party
United Democratic Party (Marshall Islands)
successor

Jurelang Zedkaia on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.doi.gov/oia/press/2009/11042009.html
  2. http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=17163/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl