Jeremy Geia
Saint Murrumu of Walubara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Foreign Affairs Minister of the Sovereign Yidindji Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Gudju-Gudju Gimuybara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade Minister of the Sovereign Yidindji Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Gudju-Gudju Gimuybara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Jeremy Geia 1974 (age 49–50) Cairns, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Australian (until 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Yidindji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Journalist, Activist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murrumu Walubara Yidindji, Saint Murrumu of Walubara (born 1974), also known by his former western name Jeremy Geia, is a Yidindji man, former journalist, and Australian Aboriginal activist. He is the foreign affairs minister of the Sovereign Yidindji Government micronation, having renounced his Australian citizenship in 2014.[1]
Early life
[edit]Geia was born in Cairns in 1974 to an Aboriginal mother and Croatian Jewish father.[2] In 1999, he won the NAIDOC Youth of the Year award.[3] In 2001 Geia, as self-appointed President, symbolically declared the "Peoples Democratic Republic of Palm Island" independent from Australia.[4]
Journalism Career
[edit]Geia was an NITV and SBS journalist,[5] who was part of the Canberra Press Gallery.[6] In 2012 he became the first western journalist to obtain an interview with Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.[7] He left his job when he renounced Australian citizenship.
Sovereign Yidindji Government
[edit]Murrumu has served as the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Trade Minster of the Sovereign Yidindji Government for about 10 years, he additionally serves in the portfolios of Communications & Broadband, Renewable Energy, and Financial Technology.[8]
Murrumu was charged by police in May 2015 after being caught driving a car with a license and registration plates issued by the Yidindji government.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Howden, Saffron (2 November 2015). "Murrumu Walubara Yidindji renounces citizenship to reclaim Australia". The Age. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (13 September 2019). "The Indigenous Man Who Declared His Own Country". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Award Winners 1999". Koori Mail. 28 July 1999. Retrieved 5 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Eyers, Patrick; D'Souza, Carl (2001). "Recent Happenings". Indigenous Law Bulletin. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Jeremy Geia". SBS. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b Uhr, Grace (28 May 2015). "Former journalist who renounced Australian citizenship charged". Cairns Post. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Daley, Paul (26 August 2014). "The man who renounced Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "TREATIES & TECHNOLOGY". Intertribal Foreign Affairs Council Forum. Retrieved 18 October 2024.