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States of the Federation of Micronesia

States: Chuuk - Kosrae - Pohnpei - Yap -


Chuuk (Truk)
     
[Truk (Chuuk) state former flag 1979-1997 (Micronesia)] 3 Oct 1979 - 19 Apr 1997
 [Chuuk state flag (Micronesia)]
Adopted 19 Apr 1997

1947                       Truk district
 7 Oct 1977                State of Truk
24 Oct 1989                Constitution changing name from Truk to Chuuk approved
                              in referendum (with retroactive effect to 1 Oct 1989).
 3 Mar 2015                Referendum on independence scheduled (it is postponed
                             indefinitely on 27 Feb 2015).
 5 Mar 2019                Referendum on independence scheduled (on 22 Feb 2019 it
                             is postponed to Mar 2020, and then to 2022).

Commanding Officers and Deputy Chief Military Government Officers, Truk
Sep 1945 - Jan 1946        Henry Harris McCarley              (b. 1910 - d. 1961)
Feb 1946 - Mar 1946        Mark E. Jennings                   (b. 1909 - d. 19..)
Apr 1946 - Oct 1946        Lee M. Duke                        (b. 1908 - d. 19..)
Nov 1946 - Jun 1947        Harold D. Huxley                   (b. 1905 - d. 19..)
Civil Administrators Truk
 Sep 1947 - Dec 1947        Harold D. Huxley                   (s.a.)
Dec 1947 - Mar 1948        Loren Hall Kiser (acting)          (b. 1918 - d. 2009)
Mar 1948 - Mar 1949        Edward Robert Nelson, Jr.          (b. 1910 - d. ....)
Jun 1949 - 30 Jun 1951     Robert Davis Law                   (b. 1917 - d. 1982)
District Administrators, Truk
 1 Jul 1951 - Jan 1956     Willard Chester Muller             (b. 1916 – d. 2008)  
Jan 1956 - Apr 1956        George C. Shumard (acting)
 16 Apr 1956 - 1960         Roy Trent Gallemore                (b. 1895 – d. 1977)  
1960 - 1963                Robert Halvorsen                   (b. 1920? - d. 1976)
 1963 - 1966                James Boyd McKenzie                (b. 1918 – d. 1978)  
1966 -  3 Jun 1968         Alan Mills MacQuarrie              (b. 1913 - d. 2000)
  3 Jun 1968 - Jun 1968     Raymond Setik (acting)             (b. 1930 – d. 1997) 
Jun 1968 - Sep 1968        Robert Davis Law (acting)          (s.a.)  
Sep 1968 - Dec 1969        Jesse Robert Quigley               (b. 1932 - d. 2015)
 1970 - 1974                Juan Atalig Sablan                 (b. 1936 - d. 1996)
 1974 - 1978                Mitaro S. Danis                    (b. 1935 - d. 2015)
Governors
26 Sep 1978 -  8 May 1986  Erhart Aten                        (b. 1932 - d. 2004)
 8 May 1986 - 1990         Gideon Doone 
1990 - 10 Jun 1996         Sasao H. Gouland                   (b. 1933 - d. 2011) 
10 Jun 1996 - 15 Apr 1997  Marcellino Umwech                  (b. 1942 - d. 2024)
 15 Apr 1997 - 19 Apr 2005  Ansito Walter                      (b. 1951)
 19 Apr 2005 - 27 Jul 2011  Wesley W. Simina                   (b. 1961)
 27 Jul 2011 - 13 Apr 2021  Johnson Elimo                      (b. 1958)
                              (acting to 2 Sep 2011)
13 Apr 2021 -              Alexander Robert Narruhn           (b. 1966)


Kosrae (Kusaie)

[Kosrae (Kusaie) state flag (Micronesia)]
Adopted 30 Jul 1981


 1 Jan 1977                Kusaie renamed Kosrae district, separated from Ponape.
 1 May 1978                Kosrae state

Officers in Charge, Military Government Kusaie
Sep 1945 - Oct 1945        James R. Baird
Nov 1945 - Dec 1945        James T. Welsh
Civil Administration Representative, Kusaie
Sep 1950 - Mar 1951        Robert P. Thacker                  (b. 1919 - d. 2001)
District Administrator, Kosrae
 1 Jan 1977 -  1 Jan 1979  James K. Pualoa                    (b. 1926 - d. 2004)
Governors
 1 Jan 1979 -  3 Jan 1983  Jacob Nena                         (b. 1941 - d. 2022)
 3 Jan 1983 - 14 Jan 1991  Yosiwo Palikkun George             (b. 1941 - d. 2022)
14 Jan 1991 -  9 Jan 1995  Thurston K. Siba                   (b. 1937 - d. 2021)
 9 Jan 1995 - 11 Jan 1999  Moses T. Mackwelung                (b. 1947 - d. 1999)
11 Jan 1999 -  9 Jan 2007  Rensley A. Sigrah                  (b. 1955)
 9 Jan 2007 - 23 Feb 2007  Lyndon H. Jackson (1st time)       (b. 1963)
                             (acting)
23 Feb 2007 - 11 Jan 2011  Robert James Weilbacher            (b. 1947 - d. 2020)
11 Jan 2011 -  8 Jan 2019  Lyndon H. Jackson (2nd time)       (s.a.)
 8 Jan 2019 - 10 Jan 2023  Carson K. Sigrah                   (b. 1970)
10 Jan 2023 -              Tulensa W. Palik

Pohnpei (Ponape)
 
[Ponape (Pohnpei) state former flag 1977 - 1992 (Micronesia)]
Dec 1977 - 1992
 [Pohnpei state flag (Micronesia)]
Adopted 1992
 
1947                       Ponape district
 1 May 1978                Ponape state
 8 Nov 1984                New constitution changes name to Pohnpei.

Commanding Officers, Military Government Unit Ponape
Sep 1945                   William F. McKenna                 (b. 1921? - d. 2006)
Oct 1945 - Nov 1945        Joseph Harry Louchheim             (b. 1908 - d. 1970)
Dec 1945 - Apr 1946        Orange S. Salisbury
May 1946 - Jun 1946        George K. Thorpe
Jul 1946 - Sep 1946        Herbert George Ihrig, Jr.          (b. 1915 - d. 2001)
Oct 1946 - Sep 1947        Elvyn Johnson Beall                (b. 1898 - d. 19..)
Civil Administrators Ponape
Sep 1947 - Mar 1949        Willis D. Mooney                   (b. 1907 - d. ....)
Jun 1949 - Sep 1950        Lewis Hall Hanthorn                (b. 1918 - d. 2003)
Dec 1950 - Mar 1951        Roland Walker Kenney               (b. 1904 - d. 1995)
Jun 1951 - 30 Jun 1951     Robert P. Thacker                  (b. 1919 - d. 2001)
District Administrators, Ponape
 1 Jul 1951 - Mar 1953     Kevin M. Carroll                   (b. 1920? – d. 1957)
1953 - 1958                Henry M. Hedges                    (b. 1901 – d. 1969)  
Oct 1958 - 12 Jun 1959     David Donald Heron                 (b. 1903 – d. 1964)
24 Aug 1959 - 1960         William E. Finale                  (b. 1924 – d. 2006)  
1960 - 1963                Maynard Neas                       (b. 1906 – d. 1979)
1963 - 1968                Robert Halvorsen                   (b. 1920? - d. 1976)
1969 - 1972                James Boyd MacKenzie               (b. 1918 – d. 1978) 
16 Sep 1972 - 1976         Leo Amy Falcam                     (b. 1935 - d. 2018)
 4 Dec 1976 - 30 Nov 1977  Resio S. Moses                     (b. 1944 - d. 2009)
30 Nov 1977 -  1 May 1978  Bermin Fritz Weilbacher (acting)   (b. 1940 - d. 2016)
Governors  
 1 May 1978 -  1 May 1979  Bermin Fritz Weilbacher            (s.a.)
                            (acting lieutenant-governor to 24 Jul 1978,
                             then acting governor)
16 Feb 1979 - Mar 1979     Santiago Joab (acting for Weilbacher)
 1 May 1979 -  1 May 1983  Leo Amy Falcam                     (s.a.)
 1 May 1983 -  3 Jan 1992  Resio S. Moses                     (s.a.)
 3 Jan 1992 -  8 Jan 1996  Johnny P. David (1st time)         (b. 1937)
 8 Jan 1996 - 10 Jan 2000  Del S. Pangelinan                  (b. 1937 - d. 2024)
10 Jan 2000 - 14 Jan 2008  Johnny P. David (2nd time)         (s.a.)
14 Jan 2008 - 10 Oct 2015  John Ehsa                          (b. 1958 - d. 2022)
17 Jun 2015 - 13 Jan 2020  Marcelo K. Peterson                (b. 1961)
                             (acting [for Ehsa to 10 Oct 2015] to 11 Jan 2016)
13 Jan 2020 -  8 Jan 2024  Reed Bermin Oliver                 (b. 1958)
 8 Jan 2024 -              Stevenson Alek Joseph


Yap

[Yap state flag (Micronesia)]
Adopted 30 May 1980


1947                       Yap district
 1 Jul 1948 - Jun 1951     Part of the Palau district.
 1 May 1978                Yap state

Officers in Charge, Military Government Yap
Oct 1945 - Feb 1946        Eugene B. Hayden
Mar 1946 - Nov 1946        Owen M. Murphy
Dec 1946 - Feb 1947        Arthur Hathaway                     (b. 1897 - d. 19..)
Mar 1947 - Jun 1947        Paul Laurel Brothers                (b. 1893 - d. 1983)
Civil Administrators Yap
Sep 1947 - Mar 1948        Roland Walker Kenney                (b. 1904 - d. 1995)
Jun 1948 - 30 Jun 1948     Kevin M. Carroll                    (b. 1920? – d. 1957)
 1 Jul 1948 - Jun 1951     the Civil Administrators Palaus
Civil Administration Representatives, Yap
Sep 1948 - 1948            Kevin M. Carroll                    (s.a.)
Dec 1948 - 30 Jun 1951     Richard Joseph Umhoefer             (b. 1911 - d. 1992)
District Administrators, Yap
 1 Jul 1951 - 1953         King William Chapman                (b. 1899 - d. 1954)
1953 - Mar 1955            David Donald Heron                  (b. 1903 – d. 1964)
 1955 - 1960                Robert Halvorsen                    (b. 1920? - d. 1976)
1960 - 1963                Roy Trent Gallemore                 (b. 1895 – d. 1977)  
1963 - 1966                Maynard Neas                        (b. 1906 – d. 1979)
1966 - Jun 1967            William C. White
Jun 1967 - Mar 1969        James C. Flannery                   (b. 1918 - d. 1978) 
1969 - 1970                George A. Hoover                    (b. 1932?)   
1970 - 10 Oct 1975         Leonard Q. Aguigui
1975 - 1979                Edmund Gilmar                       (b. 1931 - d. 2009)
Governors
 8 Jan 1979 - 12 Jan 1987  John de Avila Mangefel              (b. 1932 - d. 2007)
12 Jan 1987 -  9 Jan 1995  Petrus Tun                          (b. 1936 - d. 1999)
 9 Jan 1995 - 13 Jan 2003  Vincent A. Figir                    (b. 1936)
13 Jan 2003 -  8 Jan 2007  Robert A. Ruecho                    (b. 1946)
 8 Jan 2007 - 12 Jan 2015  Sebastian L. Anefal                 (b. 1952)
12 Jan 2015 - 14 Jan 2019  Tony Ganngiyan
14 Jan 2019 - 29 Dec 2021  Henry S. Falan 
29 Dec 2021 -  9 Jan 2023  Jesse John Salalu
 9 Jan 2023 -              Charles S. Chieng
 




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