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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
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
Historic Eras of Guam
WWII: Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi, Last Straggler on Guam
Hid in Guam jungles. Shoichi Yokoi (1915 – 1997) was a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army, stationed on Guam during the Japanese Occupation of
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Taga
Largest latte house in the Marianas. Found nowhere else in the world, latte first appeared in the Mariana Islands about 800 years ago, during a
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Madeleine Zeien Bordallo
Madeleine Z. Bordallo served as Guam’s delegate to the United States Congress from 2002 until 2018. Originally from Minnesota, Bordallo is a longtime senator of
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Richard Flores Taitano
Richard Flores “Dick” Taitano was a prominent figure in Guam politics and community service following the establishment of the civilian government on Guam. Taitano was
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Angel Leon Guerrero Santos
Perhaps no individual figure in Guam’s recent history epitomizes the social and political activism of the 1990s more than Angel Anthony “Anghet” Leon Guerrero Santos,
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Angel LG Santos
Matatnga. In 1993, Angel Leon Guerrero Santos, the spokesman for the Chamorro activist group Nasion Chamoru was invited to Hawaii to join a gathering of
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Gloria Borja Nelson
Educator and Public Servant. Gloria Borja Nelson (1935-2012) was a former Guam Department of Education director and a vocal advocate for retirees and senior citizens’