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Fano Shimasaki
Fano Frank Shimasaki (3 November 1913 – 13 September 1984) was an American Samoan chief, civil servant, clergyman and politician. He served as a Senator between 1969 and 1972. Biography Shimasaki was born in Faga'alu in 1913, the son of Japanese businessman Masaitchido Shimasaki and his Samoan wife, Fano Solinuu Shimasaki, who was the first woman to serve in the American Samoa Senate. American Samoa Senate In 1937, Shimasaki began working for the government, initially as a bus driver, before becoming head mechanic of the government motor pool. He spent two years in at the |
American Samoa Senate
The American Samoa Senate is the upper house of the American Samoa Fono. The Senate, like the lower House of Representatives, is a nonpartisan body. It is composed of 18 senators, serving a four-year term. History American Samoa became a United States territory in 1900 and was initially administered by the Navy. From 1905, annual meetings were held with delegates sent from the local communities, as an advisory council to the naval governor.Historical Sketch of the Naval Administration of the Government of American Samoa Capt. T. F. Darden, 1952. AmSamoa.net. In 1948, a bicameral legislature was established, sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 American Samoan Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in American Samoa in November 1968.1968 a controversial year in American Samoa ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', January 1969, pp34, 153, 155 Campaign The elections were held amidst a major debate over whether inhabitants of the territory should seek American citizenship. Further antagonism was caused by Governor vetoing constitutional amendments that would grant the Legislature authority over job appointments and spending. In June 1968 the Democratic Party of American Samoa affiliated to the American |
American Samoa Senators
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1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Births
Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteers, Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing Ulster loyalism, loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Ismail Enver comes to power. * January – Stalin (whose first article using this name is published this month) travels to Vienna to carry out research. Until he leaves on February 16 the city is home simultaneously to him, Hitler, Trotsky and Josip Broz Tito, Tito alongside Alban Berg, Berg, Freud and Jung and Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ludwig and Paul Wittgenstein. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Terminal, having been rebuilt, reopens as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 American Samoan Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in American Samoa on 7 November 1972, alongside a referendum on electing the Governor.Current Problems in American Samoa', United States Congress, pp. 103–112 Results Successful candidates in the Senate election included Tago Ativalu, Talio Magalei and Fainu'ulelei S. Utu. Aftermath Following the elections, Governor John Morse Haydon was called before a Civil Service Commission tribunal, having been charged with attempting to influence the elections by telling voters not to vote for non-Samoan candidates (of which there was only one in the election, Wilbur Reine in Manu'a). ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', October 1973, p. 14. When interviewed on the WVUV radio stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 American Samoan General Election
General elections were held in American Samoa in November 1970, alongside a multi-question referendum. Voters elected members of the eleventh Fono, and for the first time, an unofficial American Samoan delegate to the United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being .... A. U. Fuimaono, a high chief and Director of Agriculture, was elected as the islands' delegate. United States Congress, p70 Results Senate House of Representatives References {{American Samoan elections 1970 elections ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregational Christian Church In American Samoa
The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) or the "Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa" (EFKAS) is a theologically Calvinist and congregational denomination in American Samoa. It was established in 1980 with Galea'i Peni Poumele as its first Chairman. Poumele was instrumental in the establishment of the church in the early 1980s. Background and history The church was established by the missionaries of the London Missionary Society in the 1830s. American Samoa had been a naval dependency of the United States, in 1950 it became an American dependent civil territory. The way opened for a gradual emergence of the American Samoan Church from the Congregational Christian Churches in the USA. Later when the United Church of Christ was formed the United Church Board of Foreign Missions supported the churches in Samoa. Now Samoan Congregational Christian congregations were established in the United States and in New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii besides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
