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Jacob Nena, standing next to his wife Lerina, takes the oath of office as the first Micronesian District Administrator of Kosrae in 1977.  For years Kosrae had been part of Pohnpei District. It was only in 1977 that it emerged out the shadows to become a district of its own.
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(photo by TT Archives, Univ. of Hawaii Library)