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Baron Waqa

Politician

Baron Waqa is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Baron Divavesi Waqa · Baron Waqa · Μπάρον Γουάκα · Барон Вака · Бэрон Уака · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Baron Divavesi Waqa · Μπάρον Γουάκα · Барон Вака · Барон Дивавеси Вака · Вака, Барон · 7 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	巴伦·瓦卡				[sources]
Birth date	1959-12-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Boe District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Nauru				[sources]
Country	Nauru				[sources]
Citizenship	Nauru				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Baron				[sources]
Last name	Waqa				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q563297				[sources]
Position	Parliament (member, 2000-2010) · Parliament (member, 2010-2013) · Parliament (member, 2013-2016) · Parliament (member, 2016-) · President of Nauru				[sources]
Education	Monash University · University of the South Pacific				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Nauruan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,547

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Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,782

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,228

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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