Naval Government of Guam
Naval Government of Guam | |||||||||
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| 1898–1950 | |||||||||
| Motto: E Pluribus Unum "Out of Many, One" | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Hail, Columbia" (until 1931) "The Star-Spangled Banner"(from 1931) | |||||||||
| Status | United States military occupation (1898–1899) Unincorporated, unorganized territory (1899–1941), (1944–1950) Japanese military occupation (1941–1944) | ||||||||
| Capital | Agana | ||||||||
| Official languages | English | ||||||||
| Common languages | English, Chamorro, Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Military government | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1899–1901 | William McKinley | ||||||||
• 1901–1909 | Theodore Roosevelt | ||||||||
• 1909–1913 | William Howard Taft | ||||||||
• 1913–1921 | Woodrow Wilson | ||||||||
• 1921–1923 | Warren G. Harding | ||||||||
• 1923–1929 | Calvin Coolidge | ||||||||
• 1929–1933 | Herbert Hoover | ||||||||
• 1933–1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||||||||
• 1945–1950 | Harry S. Truman | ||||||||
| Naval Governor | |||||||||
• 1899–1900 | Richard Phillips Leary | ||||||||
• 1949–1950 | Carlton Skinner | ||||||||
| Historical era | Modern Era | ||||||||
| 10 December 1898 | |||||||||
| 1 August 1950 | |||||||||
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The Naval Government of Guam was a provisional military government and later unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States that was established during the Spanish–American War in 1898. It was under the administration of the United States Department of the Navy until the territory of Guam was organized in 1950.