Jacob Nena

Jacob Nena (10 October 1941 – 6 July 2022) was a Micronesian politician who served as the fourth President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1996 to 1999.

[1] He served as deputy district administrator of Kosrae from 1970 to 1977.

[1] Nena served as Vice President under Bailey Olter from 1991;[1] after Olter suffered a stroke in July 1996, Nena took over as acting president on 8 November of that year and was sworn in as president on 8 May 1997, serving out the remaining two years of Olter's term.

[2] Nena died in Sacramento, California on 6 July 2022 at the age of 80.

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