Atama Zedkaia
(1931-2010)
Marshallese politician
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Leroij Atama Zedkaia (1931 – November 19, 2010) was the Marshallese paramount chief, or Leroijlaplap, of Majuro. Leroij Zedkaia spearheaded the movement to break the Marshall Islands away from the rest of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and form the independent Republic of the Marshall Islands. She was also the mother of Jurelang Zedkaia, who has served as the President of the Marshall Islands since 2009. Leroij is a title by a female paramount chief, or Leroijlaplap, in the Marshall Islands.
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Leroij Atama Zedkaia 1931 Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
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19 November 2010 (aged 79) Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
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