Pohnpei’s Bethwel Henry became Speaker of the House of the Congress of Micronesia and held the post until 1979.
What happened
Henry, from Ponape, succeeded Dwight Heine of the Marshalls as Speaker of the House. He was re-elected through every Congress until the body was replaced in 1979, and in January 1979 he and Senate President Nakayama petitioned the UN Trusteeship Council together.
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High Commissioner Norwood addresses a joint session of the Congress of Micronesia, 1966. Seated on the dais, left to right: Dwight Heine, District Administrator of the Marshalls; Father Arnold; Senate President Tosiwo Nakayama; and, far right, Rev. Taitano.
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, photo N-212. Trust Territory Archives, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library.
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Who’s who
- Tosiwo NakayamaFirst President of the FSM, 1979–1987; from Chuuk
- Bethwel HenryPohnpeian Speaker of the House in the Congress of Micronesia from 1966 to 1979.
