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Amata Kabua (November 17, 1928 – 20 December 1996) was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996 (five consecutive terms). ==Career== Kabua began his career as a school teacher. He was elected to the Congress of Micronesia in 1963 and served one term as its President. After his older brother Joba Kabua died in 1982, Amata Kabua inherited the Iroijlaplap title for Majuro and certain parts of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. He later bequeathed all authority dealing with land matters to his paternal first cousin Iroij Imata Kabua for the Ralik chain and his maternal cousins Atama Zedkaia and Toej Albertar for Majuro. He later became the first president of the Marshall Islands. He had been a principal participant in the negotiations to gain independence for the Marshall Islands. He wrote the words and music for the national anthem, ''Forever Marshall Islands''. Kabua was the son of a paramount chief of the Ralik Chain and a paramount chieftain of the Ratak Chain. He died in office after a long illness, on December 20, 1996, in Hawaii. Before his death, he passed on his position to his sons. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amata Kabua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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