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Baron Waqa

バロン・ワカ　/　ばろん・わか

Politician from Nauru

December 31, 1959 (age 66)　・　Boe District, Nauru

politician
composer

My Take

Baron Waqa intrigues me precisely because he is a politician and a composer at once. Leading Nauru, one of the world's tiniest republics, from 2013 to 2019, and now serving as secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, demands enormous resolve. Tiny island states fight to be heard between great powers, and that takes a special kind of backbone. The fact that a head of state also writes music charms me to no end. Having served as education minister too, I imagine he carries a teacher's eye for nurturing people. I find myself quietly respecting a leader who balances statecraft with melody.

Overview

Baron Divavesi Waqa (; born 31 December 1959) is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was the President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Baron Waqa
Name (Japanese): バロン・ワカ
Reading: ばろん・わか
Born: December 31, 1959 (age 66)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: Boe District, Nauru
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of the South Pacific

Awards & achievements

2019 Order of Brilliant Jade

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/naurubwiema
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%AB

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