Tosiwo Nakayama | |
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President of Micronesia | |
In office 11 May 1979 – 11 May 1987 |
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Vice President |
Petrus Tun Bailey Olter |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | John Haglelgam |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 November 1931 Chuuk, Micronesia |
Died | March 29, 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii |
(aged 75)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Miter Haruo |
Tosiwo Nakayama (November 23, 1931 in Chuuk – March 29, 2007) was the first President of the Federated States of Micronesia. He served two terms from 1979 until 1987.
He was born on Piserach Island in Chuuk, to the son of a Japanese father and a native mother, and is the older brother of FSM's ambassador to Japan, Masao Nakayama.
Nakayama died on March 29, 2007 at Hawaii Medical Center West in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 75.