Prime Minister of Tuvalu
In 1999 Ionatana succeeded Bikenibeu Paeniu as Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Among the prominent issues of his period of office, he oversaw Tuvalu's entry into the United Nations on September 5, 2000.
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