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Jeremy Geia
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 lifeGeia 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 CareerGeia 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 GovernmentMurrumu has served as the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Trade Minister 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
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