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In 1917 Detudamo travelled with Philip Delaporte , whom he had assisted in creating a Nauruan dictionary, to the United States to assist him in translating religious scripts to Nauruan. To finance the travel, Detudamo needed USD 500 (a lot of money at the time) which he raised by way of donations. He stayed in the U.S. until 1921 , when he returned to Nauru and became politically active. In 1928 Detudamo was elected head chief of Nauru. He held office until 1942 . Around , English , Marshallese and Gilbertese . Until June 30 , 1943 , Detudamo was Governor of Nauru, when in WWII he was deported to Truk by Japanese invadors, along with most of the Nauruan population. On January 31 , 1946 , he became again head chief of Nauru, until the Nauruan executive was professionalized and modernized on December 18 , 1951 . Following the reforms, Detudamo was the head of Nauru's government until he died in April 1953 . |
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