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Oscar Temaru

Oscar Temaru, French-Polynesian soldier and politician, President of French Polynesia

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Born
November 1, 1944
Age in 2026
82
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1944

About Oscar Temaru

Oscar Manutahi Temaru is a Tahitian politician. He has been the president of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and from 2011 to 2013. He has also been mayor of Faʻaʻā since 1983. As a compromise, by-elections were set for February 13, 2005 for certain seats, which Temaru's coalition won. Gaston Tong Sang won the presidential election on December 26. In 2004 the Union for Democracy Coalition won 27 of the 57 seats.

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Oscar Temaru timeline

  1. In 2004 the Union for Democracy Coalition won 27 of the 57 seats.
  2. As a compromise, by-elections were set for February 13, 2005 for certain seats, which Temaru's coalition won.

The world when Oscar Temaru was born

Oscar Temaru was born in 1944. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Oscar Temaru's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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