Koloa Talake
| Koloa Talake | |
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| Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
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In office 14 December 2001 – 2 August 2002 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Tomasi Puapua |
| Preceded by | Faimalaga Luka |
| Succeeded by | Saufatu Sopoanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 June 1934 Vaitupu, Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
| Died | May 26, 2008 (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand |
The Rt Hon Koloa Talake (7 June 1934 – 26 May 2008) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He represented the constituency of Vaitupu in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He served as finance minister and was the prime minister for a short period of time.
Talake served as the seventh Prime Minister of Tuvalu for nine months, 14 December 2001 – 2 August 2002, after defeating Faimalaga Luka in a vote of no confidence.
Talake was defeated in elections in 2002.
In that time, he negotiated the sale of that country's Internet domain name, .tv, to an American company in order to bring an income to his resource-poor country.
In 2002, he coordinated an effort, together with the leaders of two other small island nations, Kiribati and Maldives to sue the governments of the United States and Australia for failing to ratify the and for their greenhouse gas emissions, which the leaders claimed, resulted in rising sea levels that would eventually flood their countries.
Talake was not re-elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2002 and was succeeded as Prime Minister of Tuvalu by Saufatu Sopoanga.
Having left office in 2002, Talake relocated to Auckland, New Zealand, where his children were living.
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