Buraro Detudamo

Buraro Detudamo
1st Minister Assisting the President of Nauru
In office 22 December 1986 – 17 August 1989
President	Hammer DeRoburt
Preceded by	Derog Gioura
Succeeded by	Vinson Detenamo
In office 1 October 1986 – 12 December 1986
President	Hammer DeRoburt
Preceded by	Kinza Clodumar
Succeeded by	Derog Gioura
In office 15 May 1978 – 17 September 1986
President	Hammer DeRoburt
Preceded by	Ruben Kun
Succeeded by	Kinza Clodumar
In office 31 January 1968 – 22 December 1976
President	Hammer DeRoburt
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Kinza Clodumar
Personal details
Born	1931
Died	June 5, 1994(1994-06-05) (aged 62–63)
Nationality	Nauruan

Buraro Robidok Bagewa Detudamo (1931 – 5 June 1994[1]) was a Nauruan politician. He was the only son of Timothy Detudamo and brother-in-law to Kennan Adeang. When Buraro was a boy, his family went to Chuuk Islands.[1]

Detudamo served as a member of the Nauru Local Government Council, the Nauru Legislative Council, and the Parliament of Nauru. He also served as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in all of the cabinets of Hammer DeRoburt between 1968 and 1989. He was also Minister of Finance under Hammer DeRoburt from December 1978[2] to April 1979.

In 1992, Buraro Detudamo was the opposition candidate for the presidency, losing to Bernard Dowiyogo[3] in a 7–10 vote. Detudamo held the position of Minister of Public Works.[4]

References

1. "Pacific Islands Monthly: PIM.. 1994". Pacific Publications Pty. 23 October 1994 – via Google Books.
2. "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : December 1978" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
3. Team, Freedom House Survey (23 October 1994). Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 1992-1993. University Press of America. ISBN 9780932088819 – via Google Books.
4. "Conference on the human environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8-11 March 1982". www.gpo.gov.