Sydney - Vanuatu’s President Reverend
Baldwin Lonsdale has died suddenly at the age 67, the Vanuatu
Daily Post newspaper reported on Saturday.
Lonsdale, an Anglican priest who was appointed to the
largely ceremonial role in September 2014, died in Port Villa,
the Pacific Island nation’s capital, early on Saturday, the
newspaper said.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that
Lonsdale had suffered a heart attack.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Twitter she
was saddened to hear of Lonsdale's death.
"Condolences to his family, the government and people of
Vanuatu," she said.