predecessor successor birth_place party office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
ruben zackhras -lrb- acting -rrb- christopher loeak majuro , marshall islands udp president of the marshall islands 13 july 1950 2 november 2009 hannah jurelang zedkaia jurelang zedkaia.gif jurelang zedkaia
 10 january 2012 jurelang zedkaia
jurelang zedkaia

jurelang zedkaia -lrb- born july 13 , 1950 -rrb- is a marshallese politician who was president of the marshall islands from 2009 to 2012 .
he was elected as the country 's 5th head of state on october 26 , 2009 , following the ouster of his predecessor , litokwa tomeing , in the country 's first successful vote of no confidence .
