Saufatu Sopoanga
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Saufatu Sopoanga was a Tuvaluan politician who served as Prime Minister and played a key role in representing his low-lying island nation in international climate change discussions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saufatu Sopoanga canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
protection of low-lying island nations from sea-level rise
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stronger global action on climate change ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Tuvalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-02-15 ⓘ |
| diplomaticActivity |
engagement with United Nations climate processes
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participation in international climate conferences ⓘ |
| endTime | 2004-08-27 ⓘ |
| era | 21st century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Tuvalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highlighting existential threat of climate change to Tuvalu
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linking human rights with climate change impacts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Tuvaluan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Saufatu Sopoanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Tuvaluan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy on climate change impacts on small island states
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serving as Prime Minister of Tuvalu ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeEndYear_PrimeMinisterOfTuvalu | 2004 ⓘ |
| officeStartYear_PrimeMinisterOfTuvalu | 2002 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tuvalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tuvalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyPriority |
raising global awareness of Tuvalu’s vulnerability to sea-level rise
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securing international support for adaptation measures in Tuvalu ⓘ |
| politicalFocus |
climate change policy
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economic stability of Tuvalu ⓘ sustainable development for Tuvalu ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of Tuvalu
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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu ⓘ Minister of Finance of Tuvalu ⓘ Prime Minister of Tuvalu ⓘ |
| precededBy | Koloa Talake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | Pacific small island developing states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Tuvalu in international climate change negotiations ⓘ |
| representedInParliament | a constituency in Tuvalu ⓘ |
| spokeAt | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2002-08-02 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Maatia Toafa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOfSpeech | climate change and sea-level rise ⓘ |
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