Kenas Aroi

Kenas Aroi (17 April 1942 – 22 January 1991) was a Nauruan political figure.

[2] Aroi was also Minister of Finance under Hammer DeRoburt from April 1979[3] to September 1986 and from October 1986[4] to December 1986.

With support from Kennan Adeang, as Hammer DeRoburt was caught in a military situation, Aroi became president on 17 August 1989.

During his period of Presidential office Aroi experienced health problems and after a stroke in November 1989 he did not run in the elections in December of that year.

[5][6] His widow, Millicent Aroi, is Nauru's High Commissioner to Fiji and a composer.