About Augustine Geve
Lived 1901 – 2002 (aged 100–101). Augustine Geve was a civil servant and politician.
Augustine Geve (died August 20, 2002) was a Solomon Islands Catholic priest and politician.
Life He was first elected to Parliament in the December 2001 general election, as MP for South Guadalcanal, at the time of the violent ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal. He was then appointed Minister for Youth, Women and Sports in Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza's Cabinet.
Death On August 20, 2002, Geve was assassinated by Ronnie Cawa, Francis Lela and warlord Harold Keke "on a remote beach" on Guadalcanal. The three men were convicted for the crime and several other murders in March 2005 by High Court judge (and future Governor General) Frank Kabui, who sentenced them to life in jail. Geve's vacant seat in Parliament was filled in a by-election, and he was succeeded by Victor Totu.
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Solomon Islands politician
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Augustine Geve was born in 1901.
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Augustine Geve died on 20 August 2002 in Guadalcanal.
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Augustine Geve was a civil servant and politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Augustine Geve. https://biography.guide/augustine-geve/
MLA: "Augustine Geve." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/augustine-geve/.
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