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Bartholomew Ulufa’alu
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Bartholomew Ulufa’alu

prime minister of Solomon Islands
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Bartholomew Ulufa'alu served as the prime minister of the Solomon Islands, a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. He became prime minister in August 1997, replacing Solomon Mamaloni. Ulufa'alu, an ethnic Malaitan, was later deposed in a June 2000 coup amidst ethnic violence and civil disorder known as "the Tensions." This period saw rebels on Guadalcanal fighting against the island's dominant Malaitan minority, leading to near-collapse of the government and widespread damage. Ulufa'alu was succeeded by Manasseh Sogavare following the coup.12

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