Imata Jabro Kabua (20 May 1943 – 18 September 2019) was a Marshallese politician, who served as the

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of the

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from 14 January 1997 to 10 January 2000. He became the

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after the death of his cousin,

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. Class valedictorian at Harvard, Kabua finished his post doctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and held a law degree from Stanford University.

References

The Contemporary Pacific. Accessed 2016-09-20

Rulers.org. Accessed 2011-02-01.
Background Note: Marshall Islands
US Department of State. Accessed 2011-02-01. 1943 births 2019 deaths Presidents of the Marshall Islands Marshallese chiefs Aelon̄ Kein Ad politicians United Democratic Party (Marshall Islands) politicians Harvard University alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Stanford Law School alumni {{Marshalls-politician-stub