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Taneti Maamau (modern spelling: Taaneti Mwamwau, born 16 September 1960) is a Kiribati politician who is the current President of Kiribati. He began his first term on 11 March 2016. He began his second term on 24th June 2020.
He was the single opposition candidate for the 2016 presidential election, where he was supported by the new coalition of the Tobwaan Kiribati Party. He received the support of the former president Teburoro Tito, the predecessor of Anote Tong (who was president for 12 years, the maximum authorised by the constitution). Maamau was re-elected a member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu (parliament) in December 2015 in Onotoa, his hometown. Previously, he was the Finance Minister under President Tito.
He was installed as the Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific on 3 August 2018.