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Dwight Heine
Dwight Heine (12 October 1919 – 13 November 1984) was a Marshall Islands, Marshallese politician. He was both a member and speaker of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands Congress, Congress of Micronesia and the Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, House of Representatives of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, before serving as District Administrator of the Marshall Islands from 1965 to 1969. Biography Heine was born in October 1919 on Ebon Atoll, the grandson of an Australian vicar.Jack A. Tobin (2002) Stories from the Marshall Islands: Bwebwenato Jān Aelōn̄ Kein' p374 He had four siblings, including the educator and activist Mary Lanwi. He was homeschooled until the age of 14 and then attended a mission school in Jabat Island, before progressing to the advanced school on Kosrae, where he studied from 1936 to 1938. He then returned to the Marshall Islands to work as a teacher. However, after a year teaching he was required by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Colonial Governors Of The Marshall Islands
This article lists the colonial governors of the Marshall Islands, from the establishment of the German colonial presence during the 1885 Carolines QuestionHezel, Francis X. (2003) ''Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands'', University of Hawaii Press, pp. 45–46, . (as part of German New Guinea), through the American capture of the islands during World War II, until the official establishment of the autonomous Government of the Marshall Islands in 1979 (within the American-administered TTPI). List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) On 1 May 1979, Marshall Islands achieved autonomy within the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). For a list of heads of state after autonomy, see President of the Marshall Islands. See also * Politics of the Marshall Islands * President of the Marshall Islands * Marshall Islands–United States relations * Compact of Free Association * Pacific P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
