Petrus Tun

Petrus Tun
1st Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
In office
1979–1983
PresidentTosiwo Nakayama
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byBailey Olter
2nd Governor of Yap
In office
January 12, 1987 – January 9, 1995
LieutenantTony Tawerilmang[1]
Preceded byJohn Mangefel
Succeeded byVincent A. Figir
Personal details
Born18 March 1935
Yap State
Died23 March 1999(1999-03-23) (aged 64)
SpouseCarmen Mutnguy Tun

Petrus Tun (18 March 1935 – 23 March 1999)[2][3] was a Micronesian politician, who played an important role during the first days of Micronesian independence and in the Trust Territory times that preceded them.

Tun was elected to the Senate of Micronesian Congress from Yap district.[4] He was instrumental in negotiating the first Compact of Free Association between the FSM and the United States and later served as the first Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia during the first term of President Tosiwo Nakayama (1979–1983).

After concluding his tenure as the nation's first vice-president, he served as special advisor to Yap's first Governor, John Mangefel, until he himself was voted as Yap's 2nd Governor of Yap. In addition, he held other high positions in both government and private industries. He would later be the Chairman of the FSM Delegation that negotiated the Amended Compact of Free Association with the United States that went into effect in 2004.

After his death, the widely respected Tun was honored by a state funeral, which was attended by a large crowd including fellow Founding Fathers of the FSM, and laid to rest in his Municipality of Gagil.

References

  1. ^ "Figir and Mackwelung inaugurated as governors of Yap and Kosrae" (PDF). The National Union. January 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  2. ^ "Former.HTM". www.fsmpio.fm:80. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ Peter, Joakim (2000). "Federated States of Micronesia". The Contemporary Pacific. 12 (1): 194–196. doi:10.1353/cp.2000.0029. S2CID 128190137. Project MUSE 8255.
  4. ^ "Personnel - Johnston, Edward (1)" (PDF). Ford Library Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2023.


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