Sardonyx Tupuni
The Esteemed Sardonyx Tupuni | |
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| Harareka Tupuni | |
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| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 18 August 2018 – 09 August 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Emperor of Polynesia |
| Monarch | Emperor Oahoanu |
| Leader | Opal Lazuli |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Obsidion |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Kohatuan (Oan) |
| Spouse | Blue Apahe |
| Children | Gypsum Tupuni-Apahe |
Sardonyx Tupuni is a politician and activist from the Kohatu Isles. He served in the government of Opal Lazuli from 2017 to 2021 as the Minister of Internal Affairs. Prior to this was a senior member of the National Liberation Movement and he was the Director of Internal Communications and Coordination. He was part of the guerilla organisation of the NLM that fought against the Diamond Authority in the Kohatu War. He recruited had Lapis Lazuli and Opal Lazuli. He was among the officials who negotiated the annexation of the Kohatu Isles into the Oan Isles. In 2021, he resigned from his position as a Minister in the Kohatu Cabinet due to political differences with Opal Lazuli. She had originally wanted to suspend him (place him on paid leave) due to suspicion around his involvement in the 2021 Malachite Palace terrorist attack.