Emlain Kabua Explained

Emlain Kabua
Office1:1st First Lady of Marshall Islands
Term Start1:November 17, 1979
Term End1:December 19, 1996
President1:Amata Kabua
Predecessor1:Office created
Successor1:
  • Christina Lemari (Acting)
  • Hiromi Kabua (1997)
Birth Name:Emlain Kudo Kabua
Birth Date:28 February 1928[1]
Birth Place:South Seas Mandate
Spouse:Amata Kabua
Children:7, including David
Party:Independent
Occupation:Artist, First Lady
Nationality:Marshallese

Emlain Kudo Kabua (28 February 1928 – 11 April 2023) was a Marshallese socialite and artist who served as First Lady of the Marshall Islands. She was the wife of Marshallese President Amata Kabua,[2] and the mother of President David Kabua. Kabua served as the first First Lady of the Marshall Islands from 1979 until 1996. Kabua died on 11 April 2023.[3]

Kabua was the designer of the Flag of the Marshall Islands.[4]

Kabua died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 95.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=mOw7zK9hHLoC&dq=Emlain+kudo+Kabua+February+1928&pg=PA72 Profile of Emlain Kudo Kabua
  2. News: President's Day 2011 . . 2011-11-17 . 2012-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422232949/http://rmigovernment.org/news_detail.jsp?docid=425 . 2012-04-22 .
  3. News: Late First Lady Lejla Emlain Kabua Funeral Service . 2023-04-18 . 2023-04-14 . Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority . en.
  4. News: RMI Flag . . 2012-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805234813/http://rmigovernment.org/about_your_government.jsp?docid=3 . 2013-08-05 .
  5. https://www.roc-taiwan.org/fj/album/16/gallery.html?album=&img=/uploads/sites/5/2023/04/photo_6192976643786650764_y.jpg 活動剪影