Kessai Note
| Kessai Hesa Note | |
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| President of the Marshall Islands | |
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In office 10 January 2000 – 14 January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Imata Kabua |
| Succeeded by | Litokwa Tomeing |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 August 1950 Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Political party | UDP |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Neimoj Yamamura |
| Religion | Protestant |
Kessai Hesa Note (born August 7, 1950 in Ailinglaplap), was President of the Marshall Islands from 2000 to 2008.
Having served as Speaker of Parliament since 1988, he was elected President in 2000, and was the first commoner (rather than a traditional chief) to be elected to the Presidency.[1] He is a member of the United Democratic Party, and was reelected by parliament in January 2004, receiving 20 votes, while Justin deBrum received 9. On January 7, 2008, following the November 2007 general election, he was defeated in his bid for re-election in a vote of Parliament, receiving 15 votes against 18 for Litokwa Tomeing.[1][2]
Note is of Japanese-Marshallese descent, having inherited his Japanese heritage from his paternal grandfather.[3] Note's grandfather was a native of Niigata Prefecture, and settled in the Marshall Islands during the Japanese colonial era and married a Marshallese wife.[4]
References
- 1 2 Giff Johnson, "Opposition Takes Control Of Marshall Islands Government", Pacific Magazine, January 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Litokwa Tomeing becomes new Marshalls president". Radio New Zealand International. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ ケーサイ・ノート マーシャル諸島共和国大統領略歴
- ↑ マーシャル諸島共和国大統領会談, Official weblog of Akiko Yamanaka, May 28, 2006
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| Preceded by Imata Kabua |
President of the Marshall Islands 2000–2008 |
Succeeded by Litokwa Tomeing |
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