Moses Pitakaka
Sir Moses Puibangara Pitakaka GCMG served as the third Governor-General of the [Solomon Islands] from 7 July 1994 until 7 July 1999. Pitakaka was from Choiseul Province. His widow is Lady Lois Pitakaka.
On 15 June 1999, Pitakaka declared a state of emergency after an outbreak of ethnic violence killed four on Guadalcanal.
He died at the National [Referral Hospital] in Honiara early on the morning of Christmas Day 2011. He received a state funeral on 28 December.