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The Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands was the colonial head of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands civil service from 1892 until 1979. The post was established in 1892 with the title 'Resident Commissioner' by Governor of Fiji John Bates Thurston after the islands were made a British protectorate , having previously been under the ...
Northern Mariana Islands, Insular area since 24 March 1976. Formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947–1974). Governors; Carlos S. Camacho, Governor (1978–1982) [30] Pedro Tenorio, Governor (1982–1990) [31] Guerrero, Governor (1990–1994) [31] Froilan Tenorio, Governor (1994–1998) [31] Pedro Tenorio, Governor ...
People who were British colonial governors (1972–79) or resident commissioners (1892–1971) of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. From Tuvaluan independence in 1978 until Kiribati independence in 1979, the position was "Governor of the Ellice Islands".
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands (GEIC as a colony) in the Pacific Ocean were part of the British Empire from 1892 to 1976. They were a protectorate from 1892 to 12 January 1916, and then a colony until 1 January 1976, and were administered as part of the British Western Pacific Territories (BWPT) until they became independent.
Governor • 1976–1978 ... Land area Lagoon area Pop. c. 2005 Min. number ... French captain Louis Duperrey was the first to map the whole Gilbert Islands archipelago.
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William S. Fulton (1795–1844), the last Governor of the Arkansas Territory prior to statehood 12,421: 620.32 sq mi (1,607 km 2) Garland County: 051: Hot Springs: Apr 5, 1873: Montgomery, Hot Spring, and Saline counties: Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), U.S. Senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas: 99,784: 734.57 sq mi (1,903 km 2) Grant ...
Smith was the last governor of the united Gilbert and Ellice Islands before it was divided into Tuvalu and what later became Kiribati. [1] Smith was educated at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, University College London, and University College, Oxford. He joined the Colonial Service in 1950 and was stationed in Nigeria from 1951 to 1970.