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Yutaka Gibbons
Yutaka Miller Gibbons (17 January 1944 – 4 November 2021) was the ibedul of Koror from 1973 until his death in 2021. He was also an anti–nuclear weapons activist and political candidate. Early and personal life Gibbons was born in Palau in 1944. He was of English, Chinese and royal Palauan descent. His younger sister Gloria Salii holds the title of bilung which the female counterpart of ibedul and makes her the highest ranking female chief in Palau. His brother John C. Gibbons was governor of Koror and his other brother Alexander Merep succeeded him as ibedul. Career He worked as a United States Army cook before becoming paramount chief and his sudden departure to become a member of nobility shocked members of his unit at the Presidio of San Francisco as well as others he had earlier served with in West Germany. Gibbons recalled his captain shaking his hand and saying "why didn't you tell us who you were?". When he arrived in Palau, he spent 30 days in isolation except f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibedul
Ibedul is a title given to the high chief of Koror, in Palau.{{cite book, access-date=2022-12-19, date=1996, first1=Arnold H., isbn=978-0-275-95390-4, language=en, last1=Leibowitz, page=103, publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, title=Embattled Island: Palau's Struggle for Independence, url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=uBcp1CguyeMC&pg=PA103 It has been given to: * Ibedul Abba Thulle Abba Thulle was the ibedul, of Koror Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island (also ''Oreor Island''). It is Palau’s most popul ..., father of Prince Lee Boo * Ibedul Gibbons (1944-2021), high chief and activist, Ibedul from 1973 to his death References Noble titles Politics of Palau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Palau
The president of the Republic of Palau is the head of state and head of government of Palau. The president is directly elected to a four-year term, and can be reelected once in a consecutive manner. List of presidents Latest election See also * First Lady of Palau *Vice President of Palau * High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands References Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Ca ... Presidents Government of Palau Palau, Presidents of 1980 establishments in Palau {{Palau-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * :Deaths by year, Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year Lists of deaths by year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibedul Succession Dispute
There was a Order of succession, succession dispute following the death of Yutaka Gibbons, the ibedul of the state of Koror, Palau, on November 4, 2021. Gibbons' younger siblings, rechucher-ra-techekii Alexander Merep and bilung Gloria Salii, both initially claimed the title, but Salii would later relent her claim in favour of her son, James Lebuu Littler. Merep was accepted as ibedul by the traditional chiefs of Koror and the Council of Chiefs, although Salii maintains that her son is the ibedul. Background On November 4, 2021, Yutaka Gibbons, the long-serving ibedul of Koror, died at the age of 77 in Taiwan. Gibbons had worked as a United States Army cook before becoming ibedul in 1973 and ran for President of Palau, president in the 1984 Palauan general election, 1984, 1988 Palauan general election, 1988, and 1996 Palauan general election, 1996 Palauan general elections. He was also an anti–nuclear weapons activist and received the Right Livelihood Award in 1983. Gibbons' y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yositaka Adachi
Yoshitaka "Yosi" Adachi (born 3 May 1962) is a Palauan politician. He was the Governor of Koror for 3 consecutive terms from 2006-2018 and stepped down due to the term limits imposed by the Koror State Constitution. He ran for Vice President of Palau in the 2016 Palauan general election but lost to Raynold Oilouch. He is seeking re-election for the office of Governor of Koror in the November 2021 election against incumbent Franco Gibbons Franco Gibbons (born 1980-83) is a Palauan politician. In January 2018, he became the youngest Governor of Koror The governor of Koror is the head of government of Koror Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic o ... and three other candidates. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Adachi, Yositaka Living people 1962 births Governors of Koror People from Koror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Remengesau Jr
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Koror
The flag of Koror was approved on 10 July 1997 by Ibedul Gibbons and was officially adopted on 25 July 1997. Description The flag's specific construction details are that the width of the flag shall bear a ratio to its length of 1 to 1.667. The diameter of the moon/star circle shall bear a ratio to its width of the flag of 1 to 1.44. The center of the circle shall be placed vertically at the center and horizontally at 1/3 point from the left of the flag. The blue background represents the ocean and the golden moon represents the new government. The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State with the larger star in the middle representing the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu. The traditional '' bai'' house is on a foundation of ten stones symbolic of the ten traditional chiefs. Notes See also * Flags of the states of Palau References Koror Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
