In office 8 May 1997 – 11 May 1999 Acting: 8 November 1996 – 8 May 1997
Vice President
Leo Falcam
Preceded by
Bailey Olter
Succeeded by
Leo Falcam
Vice President of Micronesia
In office 11 May 1991 – 8 November 1996
President
Bailey Olter
Preceded by
Hiroshi Ismael
Succeeded by
Leo Falcam
Governor of Kosrae
In office 1 January 1979 – 3 January 1983
Deputy
Yosiwo George Kan Sigrah
Preceded by
Position Established
Succeeded by
Yosiwo George
Personal details
Born
(1941-10-10)10 October 1941 Lelu, South Seas Mandate
Died
6 July 2022(2022-07-06) (aged 80) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Lerina Nena
Alma mater
University of Hawaii
Jacob Nena (10 October 1941 – 6 July 2022) was a Micronesian politician who served as the fourth President of the Federated States of Micronesia 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa.[1] He served as deputy district administrator of Kosrae from 1970 to 1977. He became the first elected Governor of Kosrae from 1979 to 1983.[1]
Nena served as Vice President under Bailey Olter from 1991;[1] 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.[2]
Nena died in Sacramento, California on 6 July 2022 at the age of 80.[3][4]
^ abcEmbassy of the Federated States of Micronesia in Washington, D.C. "In Memoriam: The Honorable Jacob Nena – FSM Embassy".
^"Nena Sworn into FSM Presidency". www.fsmgov.org. 12 May 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^Congressional Resolution 22-140 Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
^Clark, Richard (6 July 2022). "In Memoriam: The Honorable Jacob Nena". gov.fm. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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