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Ron Berking

Ron Berking

Samoan politician

Ronald Gerd Berking (2 September 1933 – 27 September 1980)[1] was a Western Samoan businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1979 until his death the following year.

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Biography

Berking was born in 1933, the son of Anna Lefagaoalii Saffings and German immigrant Rudolf Peter Berkings. He married Christina Ripley and the couple had nine children.[2] He entered business and was manager of the Samoa Tropical Products firm.[3] He contested the Individual Voters constituency in the 1979 elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly,[4] becoming a member of the opposition Human Rights Protection Party.

In September 1980 he was killed in an altercation at his office.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Ronald Gerd Berking Billion Graves
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    Ronald Gerd Berking Billion Graves
  3. [3]
    Ron Berking Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1980, p73
  4. [4]
    Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database
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