Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Infobox Former Country
conventional_long_name = Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
common_name = Pacific Islands
continent = Oceania
region=Micronesia
empire=United States
status=United Nations Trust Territory
era=Cold War
year_start = 1947
year_end = 1994
date_start = July 18
date_end = October 1
event_start = Trusteeship
event_end= Free Association
p1 = South Pacific Mandate
flag_p1 = Flag of Japan - variant.svg
s1 = Marshall Islands
flag_s1 = Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg
s2 = Federated States of Micronesia
flag_s2 = Flag of Micronesia.svg
s3 = Northern Mariana Islands
flag_s3 = Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
s4 = Palau
flag_s4 = Flag of Palau.svg
image_map_caption = Location of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in the Pacific
capital =Saipan
common_languages = English
government_type =
title_leader = Chief of State
leader1 =Bill Clinton 1 (last)
year_leader1 = 1993–1994
title_deputy = High Commissioner
deputy1 =Janet J. McCoy 2 (last)
year_deputy1 = 1981–1987
stat_year1=1980
stat_area1 = 1779
stat_pop1= 132929
currency = USD
footnotes = 1Clinton was President when Palau's Compact of Free Association took effect.Ronald Reagan was President when the RMI, FSM, and CNMI's final status took effect.
2McCoy retired as High Commissioner in 1987. As Palau was still a part of the TTPI, it was administered by officials in the Office of Territorial and International Affairs until 1994.The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a
United Nations trust territory inMicronesia (western Pacific) administered by theUnited States fromJuly 18 ,1947 , comprising the formerSouth Pacific Mandate , aLeague of Nations Mandate administered by Japan and taken by the U.S. in1944 . OnOctober 21 ,1986 , the U.S. ended its administration of the Marshall Islands district. The termination of U.S. administration of theChuuk ,Yap ,Kosrae ,Pohnpei , and the Mariana Islands districts of the TTPI soon followed onNovember 3 ,1986 . The UN only formally ended the trusteeship for theChuuk ,Yap ,Kosrae ,Pohnpei , Mariana Islands, and Marshall Islands districts onDecember 22 ,1990 . OnMay 25 ,1994 the UN ended the trusteeship for the Palau district, after which the U.S. and Palau agreed to establish the latter's independence onOctober 1 .This area is now divided into four territories:
*The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) was established in1979 and signed aCompact of Free Association with the U.S. (effectiveOctober 21 ,1986 ).
*TheFederated States of Micronesia (FSM) was established in 1979 and signed aCompact of Free Association with the U.S. (effectiveNovember 3 ,1986 ).
*The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was set up in 1978 as a commonwealth in political union with the U.S.
*The Republic of Palau was established in1981 and concluded aCompact of Free Association with the U.S. (effectiveOctober 1 ,1994 ).External links
* [http://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/ttp/takeatour.html Photos from the records of the Trust Territory Government ]
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