Moses Pitakaka

Sir Moses Puibangara Pitakaka GCMG (born January 24, 1945 - December 25, 2011 in Honiara ) was Governor General of the Solomon Islands from July 7, 1994 to July 7, 1999 .

Life

Moses Pitakaka, who came from the province of Choiseul , was elected on May 16, 1994 by the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands as the successor to the outgoing Governor General George Lepping . As governor-general, Pitakaka declared a state of emergency in 1999 during the ethnic conflicts that flared up between 1998 and 2000 .

Pitakaka was married and had children. He died after a long illness on December 25, 2011 in the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. He was given a state funeral on December 28th .

Publications

• The New Creation (2011)

Web links

• State funeral for late Sir Moses , December 27, 2011, Solomon Star
• Sir Moses, a true son of Solomon Islands , December 29, 2011, Solomon Star

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Burke's Peerage - Preview Family Record
2. ↑ Biographical data of Moses Pitakaka at Solomoneilanden, Honiara  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka: Pacific Islands Stakeholder Participation in Development: Solomon Islands ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 547 kB), September 1998 
4. ↑ Arthur S. Banks, Thomas C. Muller, William Overstreet: Political Handbook of the World 1999 (2000)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Lepping	Governor General of the Solomon Islands 1994–1999	John Lapli