Congress of Micronesia

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The Congress of Micronesia was the legislative body of the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in the western Pacific, serving as a precursor to the modern national legislatures of several Micronesian states.

All labels observed (4)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct legislature ⓘ
legislature ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Chuuk ⓘ
linked to: Chuuk State

Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
Kosrae ⓘ
linked to: Kosrae State

Marshall Islands ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Palau ⓘ
Pohnpei ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands District of Palau ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands District of Ponape ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands District of Truk ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands District of Yap ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands District of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands District of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
United Nations Trust Territory ⓘ
Yap ⓘ
linked to: Yap Islands
country Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
dissolved 1979 ⓘ
followedBy modern national legislatures of Micronesian states ⓘ
hasCapital Saipan ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole development of self-government in Micronesia ⓘ
transition from trusteeship to independence and free association for Micronesian entities ⓘ
hasPart House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
Senate of the Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
inception 1965 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands government ⓘ
legislatureFor Micronesian districts under United Nations trusteeship ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Pacific time zones ⓘ
numberOfHouses 2 ⓘ
precededBy Council of Micronesia ⓘ
replacedBy Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
Nitijeļā of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature ⓘ
Palau National Congress ⓘ
seat Saipan ⓘ
significantEvent served as a precursor to the modern legislatures of several Micronesian states ⓘ
territoryAdministeredBy United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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Palau National Congress → replaces → Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia → predecessor → Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
linked to: Congress of Micronesia
OEK → replaces → Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
Council of Micronesia → followedBy → Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
Council of Micronesia → replacedBy → Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
Senate of the Congress of Micronesia → partOf → Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia → chamberOf → bicameral Congress of Micronesia ⓘ
linked to: Congress of Micronesia
House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia → followedBy → unicameral Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
linked to: Congress of Micronesia