United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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The United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was the U.S.-run United Nations trusteeship governing several Micronesian island groups in the western Pacific from the late 1940s until their gradual move to self-government and independence.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations trust territory administration ⓘ
former colonial administration ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ
administeredAs strategic trust territory ⓘ
administeredBy United States of America ⓘ
administeredByAgency United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
capital Saipan ⓘ
compactOfFreeAssociationWith Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
Republic of Palau ⓘ
linked to: Palau

Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
country United States of America ⓘ
currency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
decolonizationContext United Nations decolonization process ⓘ
demilitarizationObligation subject to United Nations trusteeship terms ⓘ
educationSystemInfluence United States model ⓘ
endDate 1994 ⓘ
finalTerminationDate 1 October 1994 ⓘ
goal promotion of self-government and independence ⓘ
headOfAdministrationTitle High Commissioner ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands ⓘ
legalStatus United Nations trust territory ⓘ
linked to: UN Trust Territory
legalSystemInfluence United States law ⓘ
locatedIn western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
predecessor Japanese South Seas Mandate ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
region Micronesia ⓘ
securityCouncilRole United Nations Security Council approved trusteeship ⓘ
startDate 1947 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of key Pacific sea and air routes ⓘ
successor Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
Republic of Palau ⓘ
linked to: Palau

Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
terminationBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 956 ⓘ
territoryIncludes Chuuk ⓘ
linked to: Chuuk State

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

Marshall Islands ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Palau ⓘ
Pohnpei ⓘ
Yap ⓘ
linked to: Yap Islands
underMandateOf United Nations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands → legalBasisFor → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
Office of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → partOf → United States civil administration in Micronesia ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
national government of Palau → originatedFrom → Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Marshallese → colonialHistory → United States administration under Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Strategic Trust Territory → governingBody → Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → usedBy → Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Yapese–Outer Islands cultural sphere → affectedBy → United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Nan’yō Government → followedBy → United States Navy administration in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
North Field, Tinian → geopoliticalContext → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
Council of Micronesia → partOf → Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration ⓘ
linked to: United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia → operatedUnder → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ