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Baron Waqa
President of Nauru 2013–2019. Oversaw the expansion of the Australia–Nauru Regional Processing Centre for asylum seekers, which became a major revenue source for Nauru and a source of significant international human rights scrutiny.
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- President of NauruOffice · Office — Head of state and head of government of Nauru, elected by parliament from among its own members. The sole executive office in Nauru's parlia…
- Nauru 2016 General ElectionElections · Election — Parliamentary election held on 9 July 2016. Baron Waqa was re-elected president by parliament for a second term.
- Nauru 2019 General ElectionElections · Election — Parliamentary election held on 24 August 2019. Resulted in Lionel Aingimea being elected president by the new parliament, replacing Baron Wa…
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