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Francisco R. Santos
Francisco "Frank" Rivera Santos (October 1, 1930 – August 9, 1993) was a Guamanian politician who recently serving in 12 consecutive Guam Legislatures. He previously serves as commissioner of Sinajana, Guam, Sinajana from 1966 to 1968. Early life Francisco Rivera Santos was born , in Guam to Jesus Aflague Santos (1901–1951) and Isabel Rivera Santos (1905–1990). Francisco R. Santos later attended George Washington High School on Guam. Francisco R. Santos had many chances to go to a college but he turned them all down. Soon after high school he met Isabel B. Santos after dating for a while they then got married. Shortly after had five children. Guam Legislature Francisco R. Santos ran as a Democrat for a seat the Guam Legislature in 1970 and placed 8th in the General Election, winning a seat in the 11th Guam Legislature. Following his first election, he was reelected 11 times and served until his death in 1993. His son, Francis E. Santos ran for and won his vacated seat. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guam Legislature
The Legislature of Guam ( ch, Liheslaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature are elected at-large with the island under one whole district. After the enactment of the Guam Organic Act in 1950, the First Guam Legislature was elected composing of 21 elected members. Today, the current fifteen-member 36th Guam Legislature ( ch, I Mina' Trentai Sais Na Liheslaturan Guåhan) was elected in November 2020. History American Period: 1898–1941, 1944–present Spain lost Guam during the 1898 Spanish–American War in a bloodless invasion. For the next forty years, the United States Navy assumed executive control of the island, treating it more as a military outpost than an overseas territory, with little to no civilian say in the island's affairs. Governor Captain Willis Winter Bradley instituted the Guam Congress during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Guamanian General Election
General elections were held in Guam on 7 November 1978 to elect the Governor, Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ..., members of the Legislature, the island's United States House of Representatives delegate and members of the Territorial Board of Education, as well as determining whether Judge Richard H. Benson from the Superior Court should remain in place.Election Comparative Analysis Report Guam Election Commission, pvii Primary elections were held on 2 September. Electoral system The electoral syste ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamorro People
The Chamorro people (; also CHamoru) are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, significant Chamorro populations also exist in several U.S. states, including Hawaii, California, Washington, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon, and Nevada, all of which together are designated as Pacific Islander Americans according to the U.S. Census. According to the 2000 Census, about 64,590 people of Chamorro ancestry live in Guam and another 19,000 live in the Northern Marianas. Another 93,000 live outside the Marianas in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States. The Chamorros are primarily Austronesian, and many have Filipino ancestry (another Austronesian group). There are also descendants of Japanese people. Many may also have a small amount of Spanish and Mexican ancestry. Chamorros and other Micronesians constitute about half the curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Deaths
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorists detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the United States., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Oslo I Accord rect 200 0 400 200 1993 Russian constitutional crisis rect 400 0 600 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Guam Legislature
The 22nd Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 4, 1993, and ended on January 2, 1995, during the 3rd and 4th years of Joseph F. Ada's 2nd Gubernatorial Term. In the 1992 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a fourteen-to-seven (14-7) supermajority of seats in the Guam Legislature. ''Pages 20-21'' Francisco R. Santos died in 1993. His son, Francis E. Santos ran for and won his vacated seat. Party Summary Leadership Legislative * Speaker: Joe T. San Agustin * Vice Speaker: ** Francisco R. Santos (until August 9, 1993) ** John P. Aguon (from August 9, 1993) * Legislative Secretary: Pilar C. Lujan * Majority Leader: Don Parkinson Don Parkinson is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1968. Playing career From Huntly, Parkinson played for the Taniwharau Rugby League Club and represented Waikato.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland ... Membership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Guam Legislature
The 21st Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam, on January 7, 1991, and ended on January 4, 1993, during the first and second years of Joseph F. Ada's second gubernatorial term. In the 1990 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won an eleven-to-ten (11–10) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. ''Pages 23'' Marilyn A. P. Won Pat died on December 15, 1990, before taking office. The vacancy in the legislature caused by her death was filled by a special election held on April 6, 1991, where Madeleine Z. Bordallo Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (; born May 31, 1933) is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the Delegate (United States Congress), delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2019. She is the f ... was elected. Party summary Membership References {{Guam Legislatures Politics of Guam Political organizations based in Guam Legislature of Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Guam Legislature
The 20th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 1989 and ended on January 7, 1991, during the 3rd and 4th years of Joseph F. Ada's 1st Gubernatorial Term. In the 1988 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.Guampedia''Democratic Party of Guam'' Hagatna, 20 Aug ... won a thirteen-to-eight (13-8) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. ''Pages 20'' Party Summary Membership References {{Guam Legislatures Politics of Guam Political organizations based in Guam Legislature of Guam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Guam Legislature
The 19th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 5, 1987 and ended on January 2, 1989, during the 1st and 2nd years of Joseph F. Ada's 1st Gubernatorial Term. In the 1986 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.Guampedia''Democratic Party of Guam'' Hagatna, 20 Aug ... won a thirteen-to-eight (13-8) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. ''Pages 25'' Senator John F. Quan died in office on June 26, 1988. John F. Quan honored after his death by the establishment of the John F. Quan Memorial Scholarships in Oceanic Research by Guam Public Law 19-37.Guam Legislature''P.L. 19-37'' Hagatna. 30 December 1988. Party Summary Membership References {{Guam Legislatures Politics of Guam Political organizations base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Guam Legislature , the Democratic Party of Guam won an eleven-to-ten (11-10) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. ''Pages 25''
The 18th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 7, 1985 and ended on January 5, 1987, during the 3rd and 4th years of Ricardo J. Bordallo's 2nd Gubernatorial Term. In the 1984 Guamanian general election General elections were held in Guam on November 6, 1984 to elect the Legislature, the islands' delegate to the United States House of Representatives, Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and the Territorial School Board. Party Summary Membership References {{Guam Legislatures[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Guamanian General Election
General elections were held in Guam on November 6, 1984 to elect the Legislature, the islands' delegate to the United States House of Representatives, Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and the Territorial School Board.Election Comparative Analysis Report Guam Election Commission Voters also voted on three referendum questions. Primary elections had been held on September 1, 1984. Results Legislature Delegate Referendums Three proposals were put to voters: *Proposal A – an amendment to Title 12 of the Guam Code to limit the amount that the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
