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Following independence, the Kiribati head of state was Ieremia Tabai. At 29-years-old, Tabai served three terms as Beretitenti (President), from 1979 to 1991. Tabai was the youngest head of state in the Commonwealth of Nations .
The Gilbert Islands gained independence as the Republic of Kiribati on 12 July 1979. [60] Then, in September, the United States relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Islands, in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati ( ratified in 1983 ). [ 61 ]
Kiribati achieved independence on 12 July 1979, and Tabai's position of chief minister was renamed president of Kiribati. [28] The large independence celebration was Tabai's first test as the new president, requiring that he manage the many influential figures who visited over the next two days. [2] By this time, he had two children. [29]
This page lists the individual Kiribati year pages. It only references years after 1979, when the country gained independence. ... when the country gained ...
Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
"There has been a concerted attack on the independence of the Judiciary in Kiribati by the (president) and the Executive over the past 2 years." In a letter to Kiribati in September 2023, Margaret ...
The Judiciary of Kiribati is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Constitution of Kiribati, promulgated at independence on 12 July 1979, establishes the Republic of Kiribati as a sovereign democratic republic and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens and residents.