Koloa Talake
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Koloa Talake (born 1934) served as prime minister of Tuvalu for nine months, 14 December 2001-2 August 2002, after defeating Faimalaga Luka in a vote of no confidence. In that time, he negotiated the sale of that country's Internet domain name, .tv, to an American company in order to bring an income to his resource poor country.
In 2002, he coordinated an effort, together with the leaders of two other small island nations, Kiribati and Maldives to sue the governments of the United States and Australia for failing to ratify the Kyoto Protocols and for their greenhouse gas emissions, which the leaders claimed, resulted in rising sea levels that would eventually flood their countries.
After being defeated in elections in 2002, Talake relocated to Auckland, New Zealand, where his children were living.
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Prime Ministers of Tuvalu |
| Toaripi Lauti | Tomasi Puapua | Bikenibeu Paeniu | Kamuta Latasi | Bikenibeu Paeniu | Ionatana Ionatana | Lagitupu Tuilimu (act..) | Faimalaga Luka | Koloa Talake | Saufatu Sopoanga | Maatia Toafa | Apisai Ielemia |
