Tarkong Pedro
Tarkong Pedro | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Minoru Ueki |
| Succeeded by | Isidoro Rudimch |
| Constituency | Palau's 10th district |
| Member of the Palau District Legislature | |
| In office –1972 | |
| Succeeded by | Moses Mokoll |
| Constituency | Koror |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tarkong K. Pedro |
| Died | 1979 (aged 47) Guam |
Tarkong K. Pedro (died 1979) was a Palauan educator and politician. He served as a member of the Palau District Legislature and the House of Representatives of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Biography
[edit]In 1958 he was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Hawaii.[1] He subsequently became principal of Koror Elementary School,[2] and spent a summer studying at the College of Guam.[3]
Entering politics, he served in the Palau District Legislature as a representative of Koro until 1972.[4] In April 1970 he defeated Jacob Sawaichi in a by-election for Palau's 10th district seat in the Trust Territory House of Representatives following the resignation of Minoru Ueki.[5] Although he was re-elected in the November 1970 elections, the results of the Palau seats were annulled.[6] However, he was re-elected in the subsequent by-election.[7] He was re-elected again in 1972, but lost his seat to Isidoro Rudimch in the 1974 elections.
He died in hospital in Guam in 1979 whilst travelling to New York City for a meeting of the United Nations Trusteeship Council.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Scholarship students Micronesian Reporter, September–October 1958
- ^ "In praise, graditure and honor" Micronesian Reporter, March–April 1961
- ^ Five on the honor roll Micronesian Reporter, July–August 1962
- ^ The Wisdom of the Past, a Vision for the Future: The Judiciary of the Republic of Palau, p23
- ^ District Digest Micronesian Reporter , Third Quarter, 1970
- ^ Some Micronesian unity goes up in smoke Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1971, pp22–23
- ^ Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands p196–197
- ^ Tarkong K. Pedro Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1979, p87