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The Nauru Local Government Council was a legislative body in Nauru. It was first established in 1951, when Nauru was a United Nations trust territory , as a successor to the Council of Chiefs . It continued to exist until 1992, when it was dissolved in favor of the Nauru Island Council.
From 1992 to 1999, Nauru had a local government system known as the Nauru Island Council (NIC). [86] It was a successor to the Nauru Local Government Council , established in 1951. [ 87 ] This nine-member council was designed to provide municipal services.
The Council of Chiefs has its early origin after the Nauruan Civil War and subsequent German annexation in 1888. Nauru District Officer Fritz Jung maintained an informal Council of Chiefs as a way of consulting with the Nauruan people. [1] During Nauru's time as a German protectorate, the traditional Nauruan tribal social structure was largely ...
An elected member of the Nauru Island Council cannot simultaneously be a member of parliament. Land tenure in Nauru is unusual: all Nauruans have certain rights to all land on the island, which is owned by individuals and family groups; government and corporate entities do not own land and must enter into a lease arrangement with the landowners ...
Australia had administered the former Germany colony of Nauru since its capture in 1914, with the except of the period of Japanese occupation during World War II. In 1947, Nauru was placed under United Nations trusteeship with Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom as trustees and Australia designated as the "administering authority".
The Council of Chiefs did not have any powers and served only to advise the Administrator, who did not have to heed their advice. [3] The Council sent a petition to the 1948–49 session of the United Nations Trusteeship Council , complaining that "the Native inhabitants still had no voice in the formulation of general administration policies ...
He held the office until 1942 when Japan invaded and occupied the island. During the Japanese occupation, Detudamo served as Governor of Nauru until 30 June 1943 when he was deported along with most of the Nauruan population to Chuuk in Micronesia. On 31 January 1946 he returned to Nauru and was duly re-elected to the position of Head Chief.
An unusually tall man at 6'4", he was involved in Civil War between the north and south of the island, leading the northern fighters. Daimon became a Chief in the late 1880s, and when Germany occupied the islands, he acted as an intermediary due to understanding of English. [1] When Head Chief Aweida died in 1920, Daimon was chosen as his ...