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Former Pacific Island Leader and Outspoken Beijing Critic Passes Away

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Former Pacific Island Leader and Outspoken Beijing Critic Passes Away

Former Solomon Islands’ politician Daniel Suidani speaks to AFP as he prepares to leave for his hometown to cast his vote in the country’s general elections in Honiara, Solomon Islands on April 15, 2024. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Former Solomon Islands provincial Premier Daniel Suidani, an outspoken critic of his country’s embrace of Beijing, has died.

His former advisor Celsus Talifilu announced his death on the morning of Oct. 21 at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara, the capital of the Solomons.

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