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	Tuvalu
		Because of its small size, Tuvalu is a ‘special member’ of the Commonwealth and does not have direct representation at meetings of heads of government.
		Its first prime minister was Toaripi Lauti, replaced in 1981 as a result of his alleged involvement in an investment scandal, by Dr Tomasi Puapua, who was re-elected in 1985.
		Puapua was replaced as prime minister by Bikenibeu Paeniu in September 1989, whose new administration pledged to reduce the country's dependence on foreign aid; he in turn was replaced by Kamuta Laatasi in 1993.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019876.html (559 words)

	Tomasi Puapua - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Tomasi Puapua - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sir Tomasi Puapua (born 1938) is a politician from the island nation of Tuvalu.
		This page was last modified 02:39, 20 Jun 2005.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tomasi_Puapua (97 words)

	House majority hangs in the balance in Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The opposition since then claimed they had the ability and the numbers to form government and have campaigned since May to pressure the prime minister to recall the House, and face a vote-of-no-confidence.
		Repeated requests to the former Governor-General Sir Dr Tomasi Puapua, and a petition to the High Court filed in former opposition leader Amasone Kile's name - have all failed to convince the prime minister to recall parliament.
		Despite the fact that at times the prime minister has presided over a minority government, he maintains that since last year's general election he is the legally elected representative of the people.
	www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/10/09/09rego.html (408 words)

	Melanesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1978, they became independent within the Commonwealth and took their old name of Tuvalu or 'eight standing together' (there is a ninth very small island).
		The first prime minister, Toaripi Lauti, was replaced after a investment scandal in 1981 by Dr Tomasi Puapua who was re-elected in 1985.
		A vote on becoming a republic in 1986 was only supported by one island and Tuvalu remained a constitutional monarchy.
	www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/Pacific/Melanesia/Tuvalu.htm (191 words)

	Tuvalu PM keeps opposition guessing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since the May by-elections in which the government lost its one seat majority, the Opposition has repeatedly written to PM Sopoanga requesting that he recall parliament to hear a vote of no confidence in the government.
		Mr Ielemia says they did not want to ask the Governor General to direct the government to recall parliament, as it would be a sour note on which the Governor General would complete his term of office.
		Sir Dr Tomasi Puapua retires on the 10th of September, aged 65.
	www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/08/28/28regj.html (933 words)

	The World Travel Guide Online - Tuvalu
		The two leading politicians since independence have been Tomasi Puapua and Bikenibeu Paeniu.
		Paeniu first gained the premiership after the September 1989 general election, displacing Puapua in a parliamentary vote.
		After two tied votes, Puapua agreed to stand down in favour of the Speaker of the parliament, Kamuta Latasi, who then defeated Paeniu to become Prime Minister.
	tis1.wexas.com /wtg/data/tuv/tuv580.htm (471 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		September 2002, Sir Tomasi Puapua reiterated Tuvalu’s grave concerns with the adverse impact of global warming particularly of climate change and sea level rise on the survival and livelihood of the Tuvalu people.
		His Excellency told the General Assembly that even though many people were already migrating to escape, and suffering from the onslaught of sea level rise, it was certainly not the wish of the people of Tuvalu to be taken as environmental refugees.
		Sir Puapua called on the international community to help address Tuvalu’s special needs in developing quality education, health, access to fresh water, good sanitation, affordable energy and infrastructures.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /news/archives/2002/2002-09-UN57.htm (1685 words)

	Tuvalu - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1978 an independence constitution was approved by the United Kingdom and on Oct. 1, 1978 Tuvalu was granted full independence within the Commonwealth with Toalipi Lauti as Prime Minister.
		In 1981 Lauti was succeeded by Dr. Tomasi Puapua and in 1984 Tuvalu established diplomatic relations with Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands).
		In 1985 Prime Minister Puapua was reelected and in 1989 was succeeded by Bikenibeu Paeniu.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/tuvalu.htm (441 words)

	Tuvalu
		However, members of Parliament had tended to align themselves with either Sir Toaripi Lauti, Tuvalu's first Prime Minister and present Governor General, or Dr. Tomasi Puapua, who served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1989.
		In 1989, Dr. Puapua lost the election to Bikenibeu Paeniu, a political new-comer who won the seat of his home island in an earlier by-election prior to contesting for the Prime Ministership.
		Following a two elections in 1993 made necessary due to an earlier Parliamentary deadlock, Kamuta Latasi became Tuvalu's new Prime Minister narrowly defeating incumbent Paeniu.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~ogden/piir/pacific/tuvalu.html (677 words)

	Looking for relatives to contact with (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Posted by Naomi Puapua Tausi on May 10, 1999 at 17:44:54:
		Mauri!!I am Naomi Puapua Tausi,trying to find relatives to contact with from Kiribati.My Mum (Lady Riana Puapua)is from Tabiteuea and my Dad(Sir Tomasi Puapua)is from Tuvalu.
		If anyone there knows my Mum or related to her,I would be glad to hear from you as soon as possible.I would be interested to hear more about what's happening these times.Thank you and tofa.
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/bbs/messages/463.html (207 words)

	Pacific Islands
		But Chief Justice Gordon Ward threw out the petition, saying Sopoanga hasn't breached the constitution by running a minority government although the onus is for the Governor-General to act, if he wants to solve the impasse.
		The court direction came a bit too late though as the incumbent's term, Doctor Tomasi Puapua, expired in September.
		This, according to Sopoanga was the respite he had been praying for.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm122003/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0021 (735 words)

	Freedom in the World 1998-99: Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The country became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1978.
		In Tuvalu's first post-independence general election in September 1971, Dr. Tomasi Puapua was elected as prime minister.
		Following the September 1993 elections, parliament was deadlocked between two candidates for premier after two rounds of voting.
	www.freedomhouse.org /survey99/country/tuvalu.html (665 words)

	Big Picnic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I know its not exactly fair to personally hold Jennifer Aniston personally responsible for the plight of starving Tuvaluvians, but I do.
		Aniston, think about poor Governor General Sir Tomasi PUAPUA's noble efforts to feed his peoples when you and Bradley return your fifth egg-white quiche at your weekend home in the Hamptons.
		You would be mistaken, however, if you think the Tuvaluvians are totally without economic means.
	www.bigpicnic.com /print.php?sid=76 (543 words)

	Small island nations urge larger, industrial powers to limit pollutants threatening their existence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Other issues being debated at the U.N. session will have no meaning in the absence of serious actions to address global warming, said Tomasi Puapua, governor-general of Tuvalu, a small South Pacific nation that sits no more than 10 feet above sea level.
		Speakers from island countries on opposite sides of the globe presented a united front on issues ranging from the failings of globalization to favoring membership for Taiwan in the United Nations.
		Many delegates mentioned the failure of globalization to improve the standard of living for the world's poorest people, and urged richer nations to help them reduce their debt and jump-start their economies -- especially in the Caribbean, where the Sept. 11 attacks dealt a blow to tourism.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/09/16/international0730EDT0468.DTL (519 words)

	Re: Looking for relatives to contact with (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Posted by timio on May 17, 19100 at 18:58:31:
		In Reply to: Looking for relatives to contact with posted by Naomi Puapua Tausi on May 10, 1999 at 17:47:09:
		: : Mauri!!I am Naomi Puapua Tausi,trying to find relatives to contact with from Kiribati.My Mum (Lady Riana Puapua)is from Tabiteuea and my Dad(Sir Tomasi Puapua)is from Tuvalu.
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/bbs/messages/1389.html (232 words)

	Margo Kingston's Webdiary - smh.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The official Tuvalu Government's position on global warming and its effects is that they constitute creeping terrorism being practised on their tiny, very vulnerable country, which has done nothing to contribute to the fate that appears to await them.
		The statement by late Governor General, Sir Tomasi Puapua, to the 57th Session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, September 14, 2002 is here.
		The then Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Hon Maatia Toafa addressed the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, 24
	webdiary.smh.com.au /archives/margo_kingston/000686.html (3527 words)

	Regional: Oceania: Tuvalu - Open Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Funafuti; note - administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
		Queen ELIZABETH II, represented by Governor General Sir Tomasi PUAPUA, M.D. Prime Minister:
		In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands.
	www.opensite.info /index.php/Regional/Oceania/Tuvalu (123 words)

	Pacific Islands
		MPs drop ball over the legislative try line
		Governor-General Doctor Tomasi Puapua holds the key to Tuvalu's constitutional dilemma, the country's high court has ruled.
		Declaring he has no powers to order besieged Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga to advise Puapua to convene parliament immediately, Chief Justice of Tuvalu (who's also Tonga's Chief Justice) Justice Gordon Ward did outline the constitutional options opened to the head of state.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm92003/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0046 (722 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Government: Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Gov.-Gen. Tomasi Puapua; b 1938; in office...
		The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000; January 1, 1999; 261 Words
		Capital: Funafuti Atoll (1995 est.): 4,000.Government: Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Gov.-Gen. Tomasi Puapua; b 1938; in office...
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=AO&search_almanacs=on&refid=ency_refd&q=atoll (529 words)

	Travelocity Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Area: 26 sq km (10 sq mi) of dry land
		Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II of the UK, represented by Governor General (Sir) Tomasi Puapua
		Unless you're on a yacht sailing between Fiji and the Marshall Islands, you'd really have to make a big effort to find yourself on one of the Tuvaluan islands.
	www.travelocity.com /TEU_destPrint/0,4191,TCYUK\|170,00.html; (3006 words)

	Pacific Beat - New PM for Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Koloa Talake was elected by Parliament on Thursday afternoon and was due to be sworn in by Govenor General Sir Tomasi Puapua on Friday.
		Former Prime Minister Faimalaga Luka was ousted the previous Friday after four members of his government crossed the floor to join opposition in a vote of no confidence.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacbeat/stories/s440821.htm (81 words)

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