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Walter Hadye Lini (
1942 -
February 21 1999) was an
Anglican priest and the founding
Prime Minister of
Vanuatu. He was born on
Pentecost Island. During the era when Vanuatu was a
condominium ruled by the
United Kingdom and
France, Lini formed the
Vanua'aku Pati, which was principally backed by
English-speakers. He became the colony's Chief Minister in
1979 and ascended to the position of Prime Minister upon Vanuatu's independence in
1980.
Lini's administration was very controversial in the West because of its ties with the
Communist bloc,
Libya, and other
socialist countries viewed with disdain by the
United States and
Europe, and its staunch opposition to
nuclear testing in the region. He was the primary advocate of
Melanesian socialism. Vanuatu provided support to the
Kanak indigenous liberation movement in
New Caledonia, and was the only country in the region to support the right of
East Timor, then under
Indonesian occupation, to self-determination. His term ended in
1991, due to factionalism within his party. He joined the
National United Party of which he was leader at the time of his death. He died of an illness in Vanuatu's capital
Port Vila. His sister,
Hilda Lini, and brother,
Ham Lini, are also politicians in Vanuatu.
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