Everything about Eddie Mabo totally explained
Eddie Koiki Mabo (
c.1936–
21 January 1992) was a
Torres Strait Islander who became famous in Australian history for his role in campaigning for indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the
High Court of Australia that overturned the
legal fiction of
terra nullius which characterised Australian law with regards to land and title.
Mabo was named
Eddie Koiki Sambo but he changed his name to Mabo when he was adopted by his mother's brother, Benny Mabo. He was born on Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
In 1993
The Australian commemorated his work by voting him the 1992 Australian of the Year, not to be confused with the official
Australian of the Year awards issued by the Australian Government.
On 21st May 2008, James Cook University named its Townsville Campus Library The Eddie Koiki Mabo Library.
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