Tosiwo Nakayama

Tosiwo Nakayama
1st President of Micronesia
In office
11 May 1979  11 May 1987
Vice PresidentPetrus Tun
Bailey Olter
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byJohn Haglelgam
President of Senate of Micronesian Congress
In office
July 1965  1967
Preceded byJohn O. Ngiraked
Succeeded byJohn O. Ngiraked
In office
Jan 1973  May 1979
Preceded byAmata Kabua
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1931-11-23)23 November 1931
Piserach Island, Truk, South Seas Mandate
Died29 March 2007(2007-03-29) (aged 75)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMiter Haruo

Tosiwo Nakayama (中山 利雄, Nakayama Toshio; November 23, 1931 – March 29, 2007) was the first President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). He served two terms from 1979 until 1987.