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Petrus Mailo
Petrus Mailo (27 December 1902 – 12 September 1971) was a Micronesian chief and politician. He served as chief and mayor of Moen from 1944 and was a member of both the Truk Congress and the House of Representatives of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Biography Born in Mwan in 1902, Mailo was educated at the Protestant Mission School at Anopouou.Petrus Mailo: A Micronesian Chief Micronesian Reporter After leaving school in 1914, he worked on a trading boat between 1915 and 1920. The Japanese authorities appointed Mailo to the post of secretary of Moen island in 1932. The following year, he succeeded his uncle as Chief of Nepukos village. In 1936 he became Leader of Section No. 2 of Moen island, holding the role until 1938. Between 1939 and 1944 he was employed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of The Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands
The Congress of Micronesia was a bicameral legislature in Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1964 to 1979. History The Congress was established on 28 September 1964, when the US Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall issued order no. 2882. It replaced the previous Council of Micronesia, which had been based outside the Trust Territory in Guam. The first elections were held in January 1965. The Congress was initially composed of a House of Delegates and General Assembly, which were later renamed the Senate and House of Representatives. The Congress building was burnt down in an arson attack on 20 February 1970. Composition The Senate had 12 members, two from each of the six districts. The House of Representatives had 21 members, with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the Marshall Islands and Ponape, three from the Mariana Islands and Palau and two from Yap. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weno
Weno, formerly Moen, is an island municipality of Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It is the largest town in the FSM. It has an estimated area of 20 square kilometers. Population The population was 13,856 at the census taken in 2010. Geography It is located in the Chuuk Lagoon. Its villages are in the northwest (Sapuk, Penia, Peniesene, Tunnuk, Mechitiw, Iras, Nepukos, Mwan, Neiwe, and Wichap, Epinup) and serve as the main center of commerce. Weno is the state capital and the second-most populous island of the FSM, with a population of 13,856 at the 2010 census. The highest point is Mount Teroken, elevation 364 m (1,214 ft). Transportation Weno has the only airport in the state, Chuuk International Airport. The road system is not well established in some parts of the island. No public transportation exists, but visitors can use a small taxi to cruise around the island. There is one commercial shipyard for cargo ships and passenger voya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German New Guinea
German New Guinea (german: Deutsch-Neu-Guinea) consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups and was the first part of the German colonial empire. The mainland part of the territory, called , became a German protectorate in 1884. Other island groups were added subsequently. The Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland and several smaller islands), and the North Solomon Islands were declared a German protectorate in 1885; in the same year the Marshall Islands were bought from Spain for $4.5 million by the Hispano-German Protocol of Rome; Nauru was annexed to the Marshall Islands protectorate in 1888, and finally the Caroline Islands, Palau, and the Mariana Islands (except for Guam) were bought from Spain in 1899. German Samoa, though part of the German colonial empire, was not part of German New Guinea. Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and nearby islands fell to Australian for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994. History Spain initially claimed the islands that later composed the territory of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI).''Encyclopædia Britannica''Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands/ref> Subsequently, Germany established competing claims over the islands. The competing claims were eventually resolved in favor of Germany when Spain, following its loss of several possessions to the United States during the Spanish–American War, ceded its claims over the islands to Germany pursuant to the German–Spanish Treaty (1899). Germany, in turn, continued to retain possession until the islands were captured by Japan during World War I. The League of Nations formally placed the islands in the former South Seas Mandate, a mandate that authorized Japanese administration of the islands. The islands then remained under Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuuk State
Chuuk State (; also known as Truk) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The other states are Kosrae State, Pohnpei State, and Yap State. It consists of several island groups: * Namoneas * Faichuuk * Hall Islands * Namonuito Atoll (Magur Islands) (northwest) * Pattiw (Western Islands) * Mortlock Islands Chuuk is the most populous state of the FSM with 50,000 inhabitants on . Chuuk Lagoon is where most people live. Weno Island in the lagoon functions as state capital and is FSM's biggest city. It is scheduled to possibly vote for independence as proposed. History Indigenous settlement Chuuk was first settled by Austronesians, believed to be from the Lapita culture of Island Melanesia. Archaeological evidence indicates that islands of Feefen and Wééné Islands had human settlements in the first and second century BC. Later evidence indicates that widespread human settlements appeared in Chuuk during the 14th century AD, as the Chuukese cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 19 January 1965. Background Constitutional changes for the Trust Territory were made by an order from the US Secretary of the Interior on 28 September 1964. A bicameral Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Congress was established, with a 12-member House of Delegates (later renamed the Senate) with two members from each of the six Districts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, districts and a 21-member General Assembly (later renamed the House of Representatives) with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Chuuk State, Truk, four from the Marshall Islands and Pohnpei State, Ponape, three from the Northern Mariana Islands, Mariana Islands and Palau and two from Yap State, Yap. This replaced the previous Council of Micronesia, which had been based outside the Trust Territory in Guam. Future elections were to be held every two years in Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 8 November 1966.''Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands'' Office of United Nations Political Affairs, pp150–151 Electoral system The bicameral consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats appor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 5 November 1968, except in the Marshall Islands, where they were delayed until 20 December due to an outbreak of flu. Electoral system The bicameral Congress consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six districts and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the Marshall Islands and Ponape, three from the Mariana Islands and Palau and two from Yap.''Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Transmitted by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Micronesia
Continental Micronesia, Inc. (CMI) was a company which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines. It operated daily flights to Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to Asia, Micronesia and Australia from its base of operations at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean. During its final years, the airline, a Delaware corporation, was headquartered in the old terminal building at Won Pat International Airport and in Tamuning, Guam.Docket No. SDWA-06-2005-1516 " () ''''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
