Leitak Sokomanu
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Leitak Sokomanu | |
|---|---|
 Leitak Sokomanu in 1985 | |
| 1st First Lady of Vanuatu | |
| In office 8 March 1984 – 12 January 1989 | |
| President | Ati George Sokomanu |
| In office 30 July 1980 – 17 February 1984 | |
| President | Ati George Sokomanu |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 14 November 2020 (age 83) |
| Political party | Vanua'aku Pati |
| Spouse | Ati George Sokomanu |
| Children | 3 |
Leitak Leifineriki Sokomanu (1937 – 14 November 2020) was a Vanuatuan political figure and pro-independence activist. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Vanuatu from the country's independence from 1980 until 1989 as the wife of founding president, Ati George Sokomanu. Sokomanu has been called "Vanuatu's Mother of Independence" and was honored for supporting activists and their families during Vanuatu's independence movement in the 1970s.[1]
