Head Chief of Nauru explained

The Head Chief of Nauru was a position held by at least 5 people between 1875–1942 and again between 1946–1968. At one time, the position was hereditary, but by 1921, chiefs were elected to the Council of Chiefs by the adult population of Nauru, and the head chief, along with a deputy head chief, was elected by the council from among its members.^{[1] [2]} The position was chosen by the Nauru Local Government Council from among its members after 1951.

List of chiefs

! Name! Tenure! Tribe! Notes

Aweida^[3]	1875–1921	Emea	Head Chief during the Nauruan Civil War.
Daimon	1921–1930	Unknown	1st Head Chief to be elected.
Timothy Detudamo	1930–1942, 1946–1953	Unknown	Translated the Bible into Nauruan.^[4] First Head Chief elected by the Nauru Local Government Council.^[5]
Raymond Gadabu	1953–1955	Iruwa^[6]
Hammer DeRoburt	1955–1968	Iruwa^[7]	Last Head Chief.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vol. 1 No. 4 (Nov. 20, 1930) . 2024-07-23 . Trove . en.
2. Book: Viviani, Nancy . 1970. Nauru Phosphate and Political Progress. English. 60-61, 93-97, 104. Australian National University.
3. Web site: Nauru . 2024-07-23 . www.worldstatesmen.org.
4. Web site: Vol. XXIII, No. 9 (Apr. 1, 1953) . 2024-07-23 . Trove . en.
5. Book: Viviani, Nancy . 1970. Nauru Phosphate and Political Progress. English. 105. Australian National University.
6. Web site: Nauru Government Gazette 27th October, 1964 .
7. Web site: Nauru Government Gazette 25th November 1992 .