Ibedul Gibbons

Ibedul Yutaka Miller Gibbons[lower-alpha 1] (17 January 1944[1] – 4 November 2021) was a Palauan activist.[2][3] He was the high chief of Koror and the Chairman of the Council of Chiefs.[4][5]

Gibbons 1978

Life

Gibbons was born in Palau in 1944. He worked as a United States Army cook before becoming High Chief.[6] He fought against the presence of United States nuclear weapons in Palau. In 1979, a constitution was approved that prohibited the use, testing, storage or disposal of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in Palau. He won the Right Livelihood Award in 1983.[7] He ran for president in the 1984, 1988 and 1996 Palauan general election. In 1997, he approved the new flag of Koror.[8] He died in a Taiwan hospital on November 4, 2021 at the age of 77.[9]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau Himself Documentary [10]

Notes
  1. His first name is Yutaka; Ibedul is a title.[lower-alpha 2]
  2. "Ibedul". Palauan Language Online. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

References
  1. "Pacific Magazine". 2005.
  3. "Palau Community College holds 58th Commencement Exercises". Marianas Variety. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. "High Chief Ibedul of Koror sues State Governor Adachi". Island Times. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "Council of Chiefs – PalauGov.pw". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. "A Former U.S. Army Cook, Now Ruler in. Western Pacific Islands: Leads Foes of Military Bases There". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. "High Chief Ibedul Gibbons / The People of Belau". Right Livelihood. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. "FIFTH KOROR STATE LEGISLATURE FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, JANUARY - JUNE 1997" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. "Paramount Chief Ibedul Yutaka Gibbons pass away in Taiwan". Island Times. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. "Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau - A Palauan Documentary". YouTube. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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