Kenas Aroi

He was President of the Republic of Nauru from 17 August to 12 December 1989.

His Excellency Kenas Aroi
President of Nauru
In office 17 August 1989 – 12 December 1989
Deputy	Vinson Detenamo
Preceded by	Hammer DeRoburt
Succeeded by	Bernard Dowiyogo
Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Boe
In office January 31, 1968 – January 22, 1991
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Detonga Deiye
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office January 1971 – January 1977
Preceded by	Itubwa Amram
Succeeded by	Samuel Tsitsi
Personal details
Born	17 April 1942
Died	22 January 1991 (1991-01-23) (aged 48)
Nationality	Nauruan
Spouse	Millicent Aroi
Children	Michael Aroi, a.o.

Aroi was a member of the Parliament of Nauru, Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from January 1971 to January 1977. He was elevated to cabinet in January 1977. He was Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo in January 1978.

Aroi was also Minister of Finance under Hammer DeRoburt from April 1979 to September 1986 and from October 1986 to December 1986. Before he became president, Aroi was involved in the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.

With support from Kennan Adeang, as Hammer DeRoburt was caught in a military situation, Aroi became president on 17 August 1989. Adeang then became finance minister. During his period of Presidential office Aroi experienced health problems and after a stroke in November 1989 he did not run in the elections in December of that year. He was succeeded on 12 December 1989 by Bernard Dowiyogo.

Kenas Aroi was a member of the Eamwitmwit tribe. Aroi died on 22 January 1991. His widow, Millicent Aroi, is Nauru's High Commissioner to Fiji and a composer.

• Politics in Nauru