Ori Raihauti
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Ori Raihauti | |
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| President of Te Punga | |
| In office 2 May 1955 – 13 August 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Lasalo Niko Vacant Etano Lotomau |
| Preceded by | Marama Teariki (as President of Rotorua) |
| Succeeded by | Aleki Fanene (as Raatira of Rotorua) |
| Member of the Apooraa for the Military | |
| In office 9 February 1953 – 16 April 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Sese Toelau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ori Levaopolo Raihauti August 13, 1903 Papara, Gandorian Rotorua |
| Died | December 29, 1988 (aged 85) Montcrabe City, Montcrabe |
| Political party | One Island Movement |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1921–1964 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
Ori Levaopolo Raihauti (born May 12, 1971) is a Rotoruan politician and military officer who served as the President of Te Punga from 1955 to 1964. Raihauti overthrew the democratically elected left-wing government of Marama Teariki in 1955 and established the Free State of Te Punga. Raihauti used Te pungan nationalism to legitimize his military dictatorship, even going so far as to declare war on Gjorka in 1962 to reclaim the western part of the island. The war ended in ceasefire after five months and increased his growing unpopularity. He was overthrown in a popular revolution in 1964 and fled the country to Montcrabe where he died in 1988.
