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Ati George Sokomanu , MBE -LRB- born January 13 , 1937 -RRB- -LRB- original name George Kalkoa -RRB- is a Ni-Vanuatu politician who served as the first president of the country .. MBE. MBE. Ni-Vanuatu. Vanuatu. He was elected President -LRB- a ceremonial office -RRB- by the Parliament when Vanuatu gained independence in 1980 .. He resigned in February 1984 while he was prosecuted for a tax violation , but was reelected and restored to the presidency weeks later by the Parliament for a 5-year term .. In December 1988 he attempted to dismiss Prime Minister Walter Lini and install a new government headed by his own nephew Barak Sope ; the Supreme Court of Vanuatu overturned the President 's decision the next day .. Walter Lini. Walter Lini. Barak Sope. Barak Sope. Supreme Court of Vanuatu. Supreme Court of Vanuatu. The Electoral College removed Sokomanu from office for `` gross misconduct '' in 1989 .. An Anglophone , Sokomanu was a member of the Vanua'aku Pati during his presidency .. Vanua'aku Pati. Vanua'aku Pati. Anglophone. English language. He is the uncle of former Prime Minister Barak Sope .. Barak Sope. Barak Sope. Ati George Sokomanu received his secondary school education at Lelean Memorial School , in Fiji in the 1940s .. Lelean Memorial School. Lelean Memorial School. He served as Secretary-General of the Pacific Community from 1993 to 1996 .. Pacific Community. Pacific Community. He has been awarded the Vanuatu Order of Merit and an MBE .. MBE. MBE. Order of Merit. Order of Merit