United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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United Nations trust territory administration former colonial administration historical political entity

The United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was the U.S.-run United Nations trusteeship governing several Micronesian island groups in the western Pacific from the late 1940s until their gradual move to self-government and independence.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration 3
United States administration under Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1
United States civil administration in Micronesia 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations trust territory administration ⓘ
former colonial administration ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ
administeredAs strategic trust territory ⓘ
administeredBy United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
administeredByAgency United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Saipan NERFINISHED ⓘ
compactOfFreeAssociationWith Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currency US dollar ⓘ
surface form: United States dollar
decolonizationContext United Nations decolonization process ⓘ
demilitarizationObligation subject to United Nations trusteeship terms ⓘ
educationSystemInfluence United States model ⓘ
endDate 1994 ⓘ
finalTerminationDate 1 October 1994 ⓘ
goal promotion of self-government and independence ⓘ
headOfAdministrationTitle High Commissioner ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus United Nations trust territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystemInfluence United States law NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
predecessor Japanese South Seas Mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
region Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityCouncilRole United Nations Security Council approved trusteeship ⓘ
startDate 1947 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of key Pacific sea and air routes ⓘ
successor Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminationBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 956 NERFINISHED ⓘ
territoryIncludes Chuuk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kosrae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pohnpei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yap NERFINISHED ⓘ
underMandateOf United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands → legalBasisFor → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
Office of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → partOf → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States civil administration in Micronesia
national government of Palau → originatedFrom → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration
Marshallese → colonialHistory → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States administration under Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Strategic Trust Territory → governingBody → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration
Seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → usedBy → United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration