| Hammer DeRoburt | |
 Hammer DeRoburt (in the middle, 1968) |
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In office January 31, 1968 – December 22, 1976 |
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| Preceded by | First President |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Dowiyogo |
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In office May 15, 1978 – September 17, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Lagumot Harris |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeang |
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In office October 1 – December 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeagn |
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In office December 1986 – August 17, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Kenos Aroi |
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| Born | September 25, 1922 |
| Died | July 15, 1992 (aged 69) Melbourne, Australia |
HE Hammer DeRoburt, KBE (September 25, 1922 – July 15, 1992) was the founding President of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence.
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A survivor of the wartime Japanese deportation of all Nauruans to Truk (1942-1946), he was elected to the Local Government Council of Nauru in the 1950s; then elected head chief (1955). He was the chief negotiator on phosphate royalties with the colonial power, Australia, which administered the island as a United Nations trust.
DeRoburt led the country to independence on January 31, 1968, and was president for most of the period until August 17, 1989. In December 1976, younger politicians gained a majority and installed Bernard Dowiyogo as president, but DeRoburt returned to power in May 1978. He was also out of office for two short periods in September and December 1986.
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The
Honourable Hammer DeRoburt MP |
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In office January 31, 1968 – July 15, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | New title |
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| Succeeded by | Michael Aroi |
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| Born | 25 September 1922 Nauru |
| Died | 15 July 1992 (aged 69) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality |  Nauruan |
| Religion | Christian |
He was given an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982.
DeRoburt is credited with introducing Australian rules football to Nauru, which became the national sport.
He died in Melbourne in 1992.
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title Independence of Nauru
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President of
Nauru 31 January 1968–22 December 1976 |
Succeeded by Bernard Dowiyogo |
| Preceded by Lagumot Harris |
President of
Nauru 15 May 1978–17 September 1986 |
Succeeded by Kennan Adeang |
| Preceded by Kennan Adeang |
President of
Nauru 1 October 1986–December 1986 |
Succeeded by Kennan Adeang |
| Preceded by Kennan Adeang |
President of
Nauru December 1986–17 August 1989 |
Succeeded by Kenos Aroi |
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