Bailey Olter elected third president; inauguration set for 21 May in Palikir.
What happened
Congress chose from its four at-large senators: Olter, Nena, Redley Killion and Joseph Urusemal. Olter, born on Mwoakilloa in 1932, had been the second vice president, and Nena of Kosrae became vice president. The inauguration was planned for the front of the new Congress chamber in Palikir.
Why it matters
The government biography calls Olter “very instrumental” in the FSM’s admission to the UN later in 1991.
Who’s who
- Bailey OlterThird President of the FSM, 1991–1996; from Pohnpei
- Jacob NenaFourth President of the FSM, 1996–1999 (acting until May 1997); from Kosrae
- Joseph UrusemalSixth President of the FSM, 2003–2007; from Yap
