Derek Sikua

prime minister of Solomon Islands

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Derek Sikua served as the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 2007 to 2010. He assumed the role after Snyder Rini resigned following anti-government riots in 2006. Sikua's premiership was marked by ongoing efforts toward national recovery and reform, including consideration of a new constitution to address provincial and ethnic tensions by potentially changing the governmental structure to a federation of states. He was succeeded by Danny Philip after the 2010 general election.12

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Efforts toward recovery and reform and the 2006 and 2010 general elections
…a confidence vote in 2007, Derek Sikua became prime minister. Consideration of a new constitution was ongoing; it would address provincial and ethnic tensions by changing the governmental structure to that of a federation of states.
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…a confidence vote in 2007, Derek Sikua became prime minister. Consideration of a new constitution was ongoing; it would address provincial and ethnic tensions by changing the governmental structure to that of a federation of states.
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