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Seaton Schroeder General Order Nos. 22 – 32 and 35 – 48
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Seaton Schroeder (19 July 1901 – 2 Nov. 1903). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To
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Richard P. Leary General Order Nos. 1 – 21
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Richard P. Leary (1 Aug. 1899 – June 1900). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904.
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Governor William John Maxwell
US Naval Captain William John Maxwell (1859 – 1934) was Governor of Guam from 28 March 1914 – 29 April 1916. Maxwell relieved Acting Governor
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Herminia Duenas Dierking
First Chamorro Woman to Preside over Association of Pacific Island Legislatures. Herminia Duenas Dierking (1939 – 2008) was a senator in the Guam Legislature, a
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Pascual Artero y Saez
Businessman, rancher, patriarch. Don Pascual Artero y Saez (1875 – 1956) was a prominent Spanish businessman, rancher and patriarch of the Artero family in Guam.
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Governor Lourdes A. “Lou” Leon Guerrero
Lourdes Aflague “Lou” Leon Guerrero, (1950 – ) was elected as the first woman governor of Guam in November 2018. Joshua Tenorio was elected to
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Atanasio Taitano Perez
First postmaster of Guam, first Secretary to the Governor during US Naval Era. Atanasio Taitano Perez (1874 – 1950), commonly known as Don Perez, is
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Vicente Cabrera Pangelinan
Long time senator. Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan (1955-2014), known as “Senator ben,” was a fighter and champion for many causes that affected the people of
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Guam’s Political Development
Guam’s colonized past under Spain. When the Europeans came to the Mariana Islands in the 16th and 17th centuries, they found a vigorous and highly
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CHamoru/Chamorro Self-Determination
Self-Determination: A promise for true democracy. To understand what the process of self-determination means for many Chamorus on Guam, one must have some knowledge of