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Peace Without Poison

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(1995-1998, 2004-2004, 2009-2009, 2011-2011), Barak Sopé (1999-2001), Maxime CarlotKorman (1999-2006, 2009-2009), Edward Natapei (2001-2004, 2008-2010, 2011-2011), HamLini (2004-2008). Through their combined actions they reduced the total fertility rate from 5.5to 2.2 children per woman.Since Vanuatu’s contraceptive prevalence rate never exceeded 38% from 1980 to 2011 it is clearthat these prime ministers have involuntarily sterilized their people through covert and thereforeunlawful means.In 2011, when President Sato Kilman assumed the office of the Prime Minister, he shut downcovert depopulation measures and fertility has since rebounded to 3.4 children per woman. InMarch 2013, Moana Carcasses Kalosil succeeded Sato and he too has refused to poison hispeople into infertility.Since May 2014, Joe Natuman has been Prime Minister of Vanuatu but since current data is notpublicly available it is impossible to tell if he has reinstated covert methods of deopulation ornot.Vanuatu is in stage three of the demographic transition but will reenter stage two unless itrecaptures replacement level fertility.930 | P a g e

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