Derog Gioura
| Derog Gioura | |
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| President of Nauru | |
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In office March 10 – May 29, 2003 Acting President until March 20 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Dowiyogo |
| Succeeded by | Ludwig Scotty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1932 |
| Died | 25 September 2008 (aged 76) |
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The Honourable Derog Gioura MP |
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| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Ubenide |
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In office January 31, 1968 – January 25, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeang |
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In office August 18, 1971 – December 17, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeang |
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In office December 18, 1976 – May 26, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Kennan Adeang |
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In office October 21, 1978 – November 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | himself |
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In office December 18, 2001 – October 23, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Valdon Dowiyogo |
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| Born |
1 September 1932 Nauru |
| Died | 25 September 2008 (aged 76) |
| Nationality |
 Nauruan
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| Religion | Christian |
Derog Gioura (1 September 1932 – 25 September 2008) was a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru (acting) in 2003.
Gioura has been fighting many years with Kennan Adeang over a parliamentary seat in the Ubenide constituency, resulting in numerous vacations and by-elections between them two; the fight ended when they were both continually elected since 1980.
During the tumultuous year of 2003, the office of President of Nauru changed hands on six occasions. The perennial challenge for Presidential office-holders in Nauru is to stave off a vote of no confidence, to which frequent recourse is made; in 2003, these factors were particularly acute, given the ill health of President Bernard Dowiyogo.
In 2003, on the death in office of President Bernard Dowiyogo, Gioura emerged as President of Nauru, initially on an interim basis. One of the results of Gioura's short period of office was the facilitating of the path of his successor, Ludwig Scotty, who, after a hiatus of several months, oversaw a more stable period of politics in Nauru.
During his brief Presidency, Gioura underwent a period of enforced absence from the country, since there were concerns for his health; he received a series of medical treatment in Australia.
By the year 2007, Nauruan political figures of Gioura's generation had been somewhat eclipsed by a younger set of leaders: in December 2007 the incoming President of Nauru Marcus Stephen was nearly four decades younger than Derog Gioura. While there were a few changes of President since 2003, Gioura did not resume the office since relinquishing it in that year.
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