Ati George Sokomanu, a prominent and influential figure in Vanuatu’s history, served as the country’s first President from 1980 to 1984. Born on May 25, 1937, in the village of Tongoa in the Shefa Province, Sokomanu hailed from an ethnic Melanesian background. Prior to his political career, Sokomanu pursued an education in New Zealand, graduating from Victoria University of Wellington...
Pioneering the Presidency: Vanuatu’s First Presidential Leader
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