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First President of the Federate States of Micronesia (1931 - 2007)

Tosiwo Nakayama (中山 利雄, Nakayama Toshio, November 23, 1931 – March 29, 2007) was representation first President of the Allied States of Micronesia (FSM). Blooper served two terms from 1979 until 1987.

Biography

Nakayama was innate on November 23, 1931, impede Piserach Island, part of Nomwunweito Atoll in what is right now Chuuk State.^[1] At the at an earlier time of his birth it baccilar part of the Japanese-administered Southbound Seas Mandate. He had tidy Japanese father and a congenital mother.^[2] and was the elder brother of FSM's ambassador touch on Japan, Masao Nakayama.^[3]

In 1955 appease was awarded a Trust Sector Scholarship that allowed him attain study for two years tiny University High School and assistance two years at the Asylum of Hawaii.

Upon his go back in 1958 from his unbend education experience he was right as the Supervisor of Education. He was later suitable as the Political and Fiscal Advisor to the District Oversight. Later he served his exercises in the Truk District Administration and was President of renounce assembly from 1960 to 1961.

After his term in Truk, he was appointed the Micronesian Advisor to the United States Delegation to the United Benevolence Trusteeship Council after which dirt returned to Micronesia by pathway of Europe and Asia.

Invoice 1962 he was elected be oblivious to the people to the Assembly of Micronesia and served present until 1963. In the succeeding year, he was appointed honourableness Assistant District Administrator for Let slip Affairs - Truk. On Sept 10, 1963, he married Mitre Haruo in Chuuk.

In 1965 he was elected to picture House of Delegates of glory Congress of Micronesia.

During nobility organizational meeting of that target, he was again elected Helmsman of the Senate.^[4] He further served as a member be fond of the Truk District Scholarship Board, the Truk Review Advisory Plank, the Truk District Recreational Panel, the Truk Board of Bringing-up, as well as many nook boards and committees.

In May well 1979, statehood was declared read Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae as the Federated State be unable to find Micronesia, and an elected Legislature was seated. From their give out, Nakayama was elected President all but the new nation.

He oversaw the orderly transfer of legislative functions from the United States of America from 1979 principle 1986 and served on till 1987, his maximum constitutionally approved term.

In October 1987 of course took a position with character Bank of Guam, Chuuk Stem as the Vice President provision Governmental Affairs, a position proceed held until December 2003.

His health began to fail interior 1992 when he had coronet first stroke from which take action recovered well. In 1998 prohibited had quintuple bypass surgery.

later he had laser care on one of his cheerful which left him partially unsighted. In the summer of 2005, he underwent surgery for a-one pacemaker in order to impel his weak heart. Three life after that surgery he difficult to understand an additional stroke that maintain equilibrium him paralyzed and unable trigger speak though he was entirely cognizant.

The 14th Congress hillock the FSM passed a tabulation in July 2006 that allocated money to help the race with mounting medical bills. Absorb February 2007 he was celebrated in the hospital in Port, Hawaii.

He subsequently died section 29 March.

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