1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election
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Elections to the post of Chief Minister were held in the Gilbert Islands on 17 March 1978.[1] The result was a victory for Ieremia Tabai, who won 55.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 73.5%.
This was the first election in which a head of government who is not the head of state was elected to the post directly by the public, and the only one of its kind to occur outside Israel.