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Jacob Nena (10 October 1941 – 6 July 2022) was a Micronesian politician who served as the fourth
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from 1996 to 1999. Nena was born in Lelu, Kosrae. He graduated with a BA from the College of Guam and later graduated with an MA degree from
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. He served as deputy district administrator of Kosrae from 1970 to 1977. He became the first elected
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from 1979 to 1983. Nena served as
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under Bailey Olter from 1991; after Olter suffered a stroke in July 1996, Nena took over as acting president on 8 November of that year and was sworn in as president on 8 May 1997, serving out the remaining two years of Olter's term. Nena died in
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on 6 July 2022 at the age of 80.


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1941 births 2022 deaths Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia Vice presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Governors of Kosrae People from Kosrae University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni People from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands {{Micronesia-politician-stub