Chuukese youths stab a Pohnpeian; Nakayama mediates the dispute.
What happened
Hanlon uses this stabbing on Pohnpei as an example of the personal and ethnic crises the president was sometimes called on to settle in the early years. He also notes worries that Chuuk, the largest state, might dominate the smaller ones. Hanlon gives no further detail on the incident.
Who’s who
- Tosiwo NakayamaFirst President of the FSM, 1979–1987; from Chuuk
