Samuel Kristian Lerik: Perbedaan antara revisi

|access-date=7 Juli 2021|page=15}}</ref> Kota tersebut secara resmi menjadi kotamadya melalui pengesahan undang-undang Pembentukan Kotamadya Daerah Tingkat II Kupang pada tanggal 11 April 1996.<ref>{{cite act | type =Law | index =5 | date =1996 | article =2 | article-type = Article| title =Pembentukan Kotamadya Daerah Tingkat II Kupang| page =3 | url =https://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/476.pdf| language =Indonesian}}</ref> Lerik menjadi walikota pertama dengan kapasitas sebagai penjabat dan ia dilantik pada tanggal 25 April 1996.<ref>{{cite book |editor-first1=Frans M|editor-last1=Parera |editor-first2=Gregor |editor-last2=Neonbasu|author-link= |date=1997|title=Sinar Hari Esok, Spektrum Sumber Daya Manusia, Pembangunan Kawasan Timur Indonesia dari Posisi Nusa Tenggara Timur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jztAAAAMAAJ|location= |publisher=Funisia|page=162|isbn=}}</ref>

 

After having an acting Meior for about a year, the city council decided to hold an internal election to choose a definitive Meior who would serve for a five-year term. The election was held at the end of Maret 1997 and saw Lerik winning with 15 out of 19 city council members voting in favor of him.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Jabatan Bupati Maluku Tengah Diperpendek|url=http://www.kompasdata.id/Search/NewsDetail/18524893|url-access=subscription|work=Kompas|location=[[Ambon, Maluku|Ambon]]|date=25 Maret 1997|access-date=7 Juli 2021|page=9}}</ref> Lerik was installed on 23 April 1997 by Minister of Home Affairs Yogie Suardi Memet.<ref>{{cite book |author=Kupang Central Statistic Agency|date=2006|title=Kupang Municipality In Figures 2005/2006|url=https://kupangkota.bps.go.id/publication/2012/03/07/2013c4dbfdae364ede295b8e/kota-kupang-dalam-angka-2005-2006.html|location=[[Kupang]]|publisher=Kupang Central Statistic Agency|page=xliv|isbn=}}</ref>