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President
Taneti Maamau
0
24
+10.17%
Parliament
House of Assembly
Municipal Council
Abaiang
5,815
Abemama
3,255
Aranuka
1,221
Arorae
994
Banaba
333
Beru
2,214
Betio Town Council
18,429
Butaritari
3,250
Canton
Eutan Tarawa Council
7,018
Kiritimati
7,369
Kuria
1,190
Maiana
2,345
Makin
1,914
Marakei
2,738
Nikunau
2,055
Nonouti
2,749
North Tabiteuea
4,181
Onotoa
1,417
South Tabiteuea
1,356
Tabuaeran
1,990
Tamana
1,028
Teinainano Urban Council
44,643
Teraina
1,893
Parents
Alternate Names Republic of Kiribati, Gilbert Islands
Established July 12, 1979
Disbanded Still Active
Contributor U Ole Polecat
Last Modified Juan Croniqueur April 03, 2023 11:21pm
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The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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