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Australia

  • Christmas Island
    Christmas Island
    The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....

    • Administrator - Rendle McNeilage Holten, Administrator of Christmas Island (1980-1982)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    The Territory of the Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Christmas Island and approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka....

  • Norfolk Island
    Norfolk Island
    Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...

    • Administrator -
      1. Peter Coleman
        Peter Coleman
        William Peter Coleman is an Australian writer/journalist, former politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. Following Willis' resignation as leader he was made Leader of the New South Wales Opposition...

        , Administrator of Norfolk Island (1979–1981)
      2. Ian Hutchinson, Acting Administrator of Norfolk Island (1981)
      3. Thomas Ferguson Paterson, Acting Administrator of Norfolk Island (1981–1982)
    • Chief Minister - David Buffett
      David Buffett
      David Ernest Buffett AM is a political figure from the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. He is the current Chief Minister of Norfolk Island since March 2010, a position he has held on three previous occasions...

      , Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (1979–1986)

Denmark

  • Faroe Islands
    Faroe Islands
    The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

    • High Commissioner -
      1. Leif Groth, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (1972–1981)
      2. Niels Bentsen, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (1981–1988)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Atli Dam
        Atli Dam
        Atli Pæturssonur Dam was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands on five separate occasions....

        , Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
        Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
        This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands.The Faroese term for the function, Løgmaður literally means "Lawman".-First Ministers :-First Ministers :-See also:...

         (1970–1981)
      2. Pauli Ellefsen
        Pauli Ellefsen
        Joen Pauli Højgaard Ellefsen is a Faroese politician and member of the Union Party. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1981 to 1985....

        , Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
        Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
        This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands.The Faroese term for the function, Løgmaður literally means "Lawman".-First Ministers :-First Ministers :-See also:...

         (1981–1985)
  • Greenland
    Greenland
    Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

    • High Commissioner - Torben Hede Pedersen, High Commissioner in Greenland (1979–1992)
    • Prime Minister - Jonathan Motzfeldt
      Jonathan Motzfeldt
      Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first and third Prime Minister of Greenland.From 1979 to 1988, in 1997 and from 2003 to 2008, he was Chairman of the Greenland Landsting. He was prime minister twice, from 1 May 1979 to 18 March 1991 and from 19 September 1997 to 14 December 2002...

      , Prime Minister of Greenland (1979–1991)


France

  • French Polynesia
    French Polynesia
    French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...

    • High Commissioner -
      1. Paul Cousseran, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (1977–1981)
      2. Paul Noirot-Cosson, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (1981–1983)

  • Mayotte
    Mayotte
    Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...

    • Prefect -
      1. Philippe Jacques Nicolas Kessler, Prefect of Mayotte (1980–1981)
      2. Pierre Sevellec, Prefect of Mayotte (1981–1982)
    • President of the General Council - Younoussa Bamana
      Younoussa Bamana
      Younoussa Bamana was a politician from Mayotte who served in the French National Assembly from 1978-1981 .- references :*...

      , President of the General Council of Mayotte
      General Council of Mayotte
      Mayotte elects on territorial level a legislature. The General Council has 19 members, elected for a three year term in single seat constituencies.- Presidents of the General Council:* Younoussa Bamana : 6 July 1977 – March 1991...

       (1976–1991)

  • New Caledonia
    New Caledonia
    New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...

    • High Commissioner -
      1. Claude Charbonniaud, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1978–1981)
      2. Christian Nucci, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1981–1982)

  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    • Prefect -
      1. Clément Bouhin, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
        Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
        The prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory.- Overview :...

         (1979–1981)
      2. Claude Guyon, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
        Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
        The prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory.- Overview :...

         (1981–1982)
    • President of the General Council - Albert Pen, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1968–1984)

  • Wallis and Futuna
    Wallis and Futuna
    Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...

    • Administrator-Superior - Robert Thil, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
      Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
      The Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna is the representative of the President of the French Republic in Wallis and Futuna. The current Administrator is Michel Jeanjean...

       (1980–1983)
    • President of the Territorial Assembly - Manuele Lisiahi, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
      Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
      Wallis and Futuna elects on territorial level a legislature. The Territorial Assembly has 20 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies....

       (1978–1984)


New Zealand

  • Cook Islands
    Cook Islands
    The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...

    • Queen's Representative - Sir Gaven Donne
      Gaven Donne
      Sir Gaven John Donne, KBE, was a New Zealand-born former Chief Justice of Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu....

      , Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands
      Queen's Representative
      The Queen's Representative is the formal title given to the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands....

       (1975–1984)
    • Prime Minister - Tom Davis, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
      Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
      The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the official rsponsible for heading Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's government in the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands...

       (1978–1983)

  • Niue
    Niue
    Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...

    • New Zealand Representative - Terry Baker
      Terry Baker
      For the Canadian football player of the same name see Terry Baker .Terry Wayne Baker is a former quarterback for the Oregon State University football team. He played for them through the 1960-1962 seasons. He is most notable for winning the 1962 Heisman Trophy and playing the Final Four in the...

      , New Zealand Representative in Niue (1979–1982
    • Premier - Robert Rex
      Robert Rex
      Sir Robert Richmond Rex, KBE, CMG, was Premier of the Pacific island state of Niue from its establishment as a self-governing territory 19 October 1974 until his death in 1992...

      , Premier of Niue
      Premier of Niue
      The Premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. He or she is elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of him- or herself and three other members of the Assembly....

       (1974–1992)

  • Tokelau
    Tokelau
    Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km2 and a population of approximately 1,400...

    • Administrator - Frank Corner
      Frank Corner
      Frank Corner, CMG, FRSA, is a New Zealand diplomat. Corner served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, before becoming New Zealand's third Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs.-Early life:...

      , Administrator of Tokelau (1975–1984)


Portugal

  • Macau
    Macau
    Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

    • Governor -
      1. Melo Egídio, Governor of Macau
        Governor of Macau
        The Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...

         (1979–1981)
      2. José Carlos Moreira Campos, Acting Governor of Macau
        Governor of Macau
        The Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...

         (1981)
      3. Vasco de Almeida e Costa
        Vasco de Almeida e Costa
        Vasco Fernando Leotte de Almeida e Costa, GCIH, GCL , was a Portuguese naval officer and politician who served as Minister of Internal Administration during José Pinheiro de Azevedo's government, between 19 September 1975 and 23 July 1976. He also had an important role during the Portuguese...

        , Governor of Macau
        Governor of Macau
        The Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...

         (1981–1986)


South Africa

  • South West Africa
    South West Africa
    South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....

    • Administrator-General - Danie Hough, Administrator-General of South West Africa (1980–1983)
    • Premier - Dirk Mudge
      Dirk Mudge
      Dirk Frederik Mudge is a Namibian farmer and former politician. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and first National Assembly from 1989-1994. He broke with the National Party and sided with the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia...

      , Chairman of the Council of Ministers of South West Africa (1980–1983)


United Kingdom

  • Anguilla
    Anguilla
    Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

    • Governor - Charles Harry Godden, Governor of Anguilla
      Governor of Anguilla
      The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Anguilla. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...

       (1978–1983)
    • Chief Minister - Ronald Webster
      Ronald Webster
      Ronald Webster is a politician from Anguilla. He served as the island territory's Chief Minister from 10 February 1976 to 1 February 1977 and again from May 1980 to 12 March 1984....

      , Chief Minister of Anguilla
      Chief Minister of Anguilla
      -List of Chief Ministers of Anguilla:...

       (1980–1984)

  • Antigua
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

    • gained independence as Antigua and Barbuda
      Antigua and Barbuda
      Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

       on 1 November 1981
    • Governor - Sir Wilfred Jacobs
      Wilfred Jacobs
      Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs was the first Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. He held this position from 1 November 1981 to 10 June 1993. He was replaced by James Carlisle. He was also the governor of Antigua and Barbuda from 1967 until that country gained independence in 1981 and he became...

      , Governor of Antigua (1967–1981)
    • Premier - Vere Bird
      Vere Bird
      Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero....

      , Premier of Antigua (1976–1994)

  • Belize
    British Honduras
    British Honduras was a British colony that is now the independent nation of Belize.First colonised by Spaniards in the 17th century, the territory on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, became a British crown colony from 1862 until 1964, when it became self-governing. Belize became...

    • gained independence on 21 September 1981
    • Governor - Sir James Patrick Ivan Hennessy, Governor of Belize (1980–1981)
    • Premier - George Cadle Price
      George Cadle Price
      George Cadle Price PC was the first Prime Minister of Belize and is considered to have been one of the principal architects of the country's independence, and is today referred to by many as "the Father of the Nation"....

      , Premier of Belize (1961–1984)

  • Bermuda
    Bermuda
    Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

    • Governor - Sir Richard Posnett, Governor of Bermuda
      Governor of Bermuda
      The Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...

       (1980–1983)
    • Premier - David Gibbons, Premier of Bermuda (1977–1982)

  • British Virgin Islands
    British Virgin Islands
    The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...

    • Governor - James Alfred Davidson
      James Alfred Davidson
      James Alfred Davidson, OBE, naval commander and diplomat, was born on March 22, 1922. He died on May 6, 2004, aged 82. During the Second World War James Davidson served in every theatre of the war at sea...

      , Governor of the British Virgin Islands
      Governor of the British Virgin Islands
      The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...

       (1978–1982)
    • Chief Minister - Lavity Stoutt
      Lavity Stoutt
      Hamilton Lavity Stoutt was the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, winning four general elections and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.Since Stoutt's death in...

      , Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1979–1983)

  • Brunei
    Brunei
    Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

    • High Commissioner - Arthur Christopher Watson
      Arthur Christopher Watson
      Arthur Christopher Watson CMG, Watson was born in China, and educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He was a British Civil Servant....

      , British High Commissioner in Brunei (1978–1984)
    • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah
      Hassanal Bolkiah
      General Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...

      , Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
    • Chief Minister -
      1. Pengiran Dipa Negara Laila Diraja Pengiran Abdul Mumin, Chief Minister of Brunei (1972–1981)
      2. Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Wijaya Dato Haji Abdul Aziz Umar, Acting Chief Minister of Brunei (1981–1983)

  • Cayman Islands
    Cayman Islands
    The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...

    • Governor - Thomas Russell, Governor of the Cayman Islands
      Governor of the Cayman Islands
      The Governor of the Cayman Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the Cayman Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...

       (1974–1982)

  • Falkland Islands
    Falkland Islands
    The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...

    • Governor - Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falkland Islands
      Governor of the Falkland Islands
      The Governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf" as the islands' de facto head of state in the absence of the British monarch...

       (1980–1982)

  • Gibraltar
    Gibraltar
    Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...

    • Governor - Sir William Jackson, Governor of Gibraltar
      Governor of Gibraltar
      The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government...

       (1978–1982)
    • Chief Minister - Sir Joshua Hassan
      Joshua Hassan
      Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan, GBE, KCMG, LVO, QC , nicknamed "Salvador" , was a Gibraltarian politician, and first Mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving two terms as Chief Minister for a total of 17 years...

      , Chief Minister of Gibraltar
      Chief Minister of Gibraltar
      The Chief Minister of Gibraltar is the leader of the largest party elected to the Gibraltar Parliament, and is formally appointed by the Governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British Crown.-List of Chief Ministers:...

       (1972–1987)

  • Guernsey
    Guernsey
    Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...

    • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Peter Le Cheminant
      Peter Le Cheminant
      Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter de Lacy Le Cheminant GBE KCB DFC & Bar was Vice-Chief of Defence Staff.-Military career:Educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and the RAF College, Cranwell, Le Cheminant was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1939...

      , Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (1980–1985)
    • Bailiff - Sir John Loveridge, Bailiff of Guernsey (1973–1982)

  • Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

    • Governor - Sir Murray MacLehose
      Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch
      Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, DL was the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982.-Early life and career:Murray MacLehose was born in Glasgow, Scotland in October 1917...

      , Governor of Hong Kong
      Governor of Hong Kong
      The Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...

       (1971–1982)

  • Isle of Man
    Isle of Man
    The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

    • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Nigel Cecil
      Nigel Cecil
      Rear Admiral Sir Oswald "Nigel" Amherst Cecil KBE, CB , is a retired naval officer.-Naval career:Cecil is a paternal grandson of Lord William Cecil and the 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney and a maternal grandson of the 1st Baron Cornwallis. He was educated at Ludgrove School and the Royal Naval...

      , Lieutenant-Governor of Man (1980–1985)
    • Head of Government -
      1. Clifford Irving, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man
        Chairman of the Executive Council
        The Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man was the executive head of the Isle of Man Government from 1961 to 1986. The title of the office was changed in 1986 to Chief Minister.-Chairmen:*Sir Charles Kerruish MLC OBE LLD , 1961–67...

         (1977–1981)
      2. Percy Radcliffe
        Percy Radcliffe
        Percy Radcliffe was a Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man, and Chairman of the Executive Council from 1971 until 1977, and from 1981 to 1985. He was also the Chairman of the Finance Board in the 1970s.-References:...

        , Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man
        Chairman of the Executive Council
        The Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man was the executive head of the Isle of Man Government from 1961 to 1986. The title of the office was changed in 1986 to Chief Minister.-Chairmen:*Sir Charles Kerruish MLC OBE LLD , 1961–67...

         (1981–1985)

  • Jersey
    Jersey
    Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

    • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Peter Whiteley
      Peter Whiteley (Royal Marines officer)
      General Sir Peter John Frederick Whiteley GCB OBE is a former Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe.-Military career:Educated at Bembridge School, Peter Whiteley was commissioned as a Royal Marine during World War II....

      , Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1979–1985)
    • Bailiff - Sir Frank Ereaut
      Frank Ereaut
      Sir Frank Ereaut was Bailiff of Jersey from 1975 to 1985.- Early years :Ereaut was born in London, the son of and May Julia Cobbold...

      , Bailiff of Jersey (1975–1985)

  • Montserrat
    Montserrat
    Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...

    • Governor - David Kenneth Hay Dale, Governor of Montserrat
      Governor of Montserrat
      The Governor of Montserrat is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Montserrat. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...

       (1980–1984)
    • Chief Minister - John Osborne
      John Osborne (politician)
      John Alfred Osborne was a chief minister of Montserrat.He first came to that position in November 1978, as a member of the People's Liberation Movement, and continued until losing legislative council elections on October 10, 1991. By 2001 he had switched parties, joining the New People's...

      , Chief Minister of Montserrat
      Chief Minister of Montserrat
      The Chief Minister of Montserrat is the head of government of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Montserrat's head of state. The current Chief Minister of Montserrat is...

       (1978–1991)

  • Pitcairn Islands
    Pitcairn Islands
    The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...

    • Governor - Sir Richard Stratton, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands
      Governor of the Pitcairn Islands
      The Governor of the Pitcairn Islands is the representative of the British crown in the Pitcairn Islands, which are the last remaining British territory in the Pacific Ocean...

       (1980–1984)
    • Mayor - Ivan Christian
      Ivan Christian
      Ivan Roa Christian is a former politician from Pitcairn. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island from 1976 to 1984. As his surname suggests, he is descended from the original mutineers who settled the island, led by Fletcher Christian...

      , Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands (1975–1984)

  • Saint Christopher and Nevis
    Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
    Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was historically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. This entity later became a province to the short lived West Indies Federation in 1958...

    • Governor -
      1. Sir Probyn Ellsworth-Innis, Governor of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1975–1981)
      2. Clement Arrindell
        Clement Arrindell
        Sir Clement Athelston Arrindell GCMG GCVO QC was Governor of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 1981-83 and Governor-General upon the island's independence in 1983...

        , Governor of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1981–1995)
    • Premier - Kennedy Simmonds
      Kennedy Simmonds
      Dr. the Right Honourable Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds was a founding member of the People's Action Movement party. He was Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 21 February 1980, until the twin-island state gained independence from the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983. Upon Independence, he...

      , Premier of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1980–1995)

  • Saint Helena and Dependencies
    Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
    Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group...

    • Governor -
      1. Geoffrey Colin Guy
        Geoffrey Colin Guy
        Geoffrey Colin Guy CMG, CVO, OBE was the last Commissioner and the first Administrator of the Turks and Caicos from 1958 to 1959 and 1959 to 1965 respectively. Mr. Guy was succeeded by John Anthony Golding in 1965. He was administrator during Hurricane Donna, which in 106 devastated agriculture on...

        , Governor of Saint Helena
        Governor of Saint Helena
        The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha...

         (1976–1981)
      2. Sir John Dudley Massingham, Governor of Saint Helena
        Governor of Saint Helena
        The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha...

         (1981–1984)

  • Turks and Caicos Islands
    Turks and Caicos Islands
    The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...

    • Governor - John Clifford Strong
      John Clifford Strong
      John Clifford Strong was Governor of the Turks and Caicos from August 1978 to September 1982. Strong was succeeded by Christopher J. Turner in October 1982.-References:...

      , Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
      Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
      The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Turks and Caicos Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...

       (1978–1982)
    • Chief Minister - Norman Saunders
      Norman Saunders (politician)
      Norman B. Saunders is a former politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands. He served as the island territory's Chief Minister until March 1985, when he was arrested in Miami...

      , Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands
      Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
      This is a list of Chief Ministers and Premiers of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Chief Ministers of the Turks and Caicos Islands:-Premiers of the Turks and Caicos Islands:...

       (1980–1985)

USA

  • American Samoa
    American Samoa
    American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

    • Governor - Peter Tali Coleman
      Peter Tali Coleman
      Peter Tali Coleman was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa and later became the territory's first popularly elected governor. A member of the Republican Party, he is the only U.S...

      , Governor of American Samoa (1978–1985)

  • Guam
    Guam
    Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

    • Governor - Paul McDonald Calvo
      Paul McDonald Calvo
      Paul McDonald Calvo is a Guamanian politician. He was the third elected Governor of Guam. Calvo was born in Agana and attended George Washington High School in Guam. He then attended the Peacock Military Academy and Santa Clara University...

      , Governor of Guam (1979–1983)

  • Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

    • Governor - Carlos Romero Barceló
      Carlos Romero Barceló
      Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001, making him one of the more successful...

      , Governor of Puerto Rico
      Governor of Puerto Rico
      The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...

       (1977–1985)

  • Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
    Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
    The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.-History:...

    • High Commissioner -
      1. Adrian P. Winkel, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
        High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
        The following is a list of the High Commissioners of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States.-Military Governors:*John H. Hoover...

         (1977–1981)
      2. Janet J. McCoy, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
        High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
        The following is a list of the High Commissioners of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States.-Military Governors:*John H. Hoover...

         (1981–1987)
    • Northern Mariana Islands
      Northern Mariana Islands
      The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

       (autonomous territory)
    • Marshall Islands
      Marshall Islands
      The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...

       (autonomous territory)
      • President - Amata Kabua
        Amata Kabua
        Amata Kabua was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996 ....

        , President of the Marshall Islands
        President of the Marshall Islands
        -List of Presidents of the Marshall Islands:...

         (1979–1996)
    • Federated States of Micronesia
      Federated States of Micronesia
      The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...

       (autonomous territory)
      • President - Tosiwo Nakayama
        Tosiwo Nakayama
        Tosiwo Nakayama was the first President of the Federated States of Micronesia. He served two terms from 1979 until 1987....

        , President of the Federated States of Micronesia
        President of the Federated States of Micronesia
        The following is a list of the Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia:-See also:*High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands...

         (1979–1987)
    • Palau
      Palau
      Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...

       (autonomous territory)
      • President - Haruo Remeliik
        Haruo Remeliik
        Haruo Ignacio Remeliik was a politician from Palau. He served as the first President of Palau from 2 March 1981 until his assassination on 30 June 1985. He is buried at Kloulklubed in his home state of Peleliu. Remeliik was of mixed Japanese and Palauan descent.Remelik's killers remain unknown...

        , President of Palau
        President of Palau
        -List of Presidents of Palau:-Latest election:-See also:*Vice-President of Palau*High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands...

         (1981–1985)

  • United States Virgin Islands
    United States Virgin Islands
    The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...

    • Governor - Juan Francisco Luis
      Juan Francisco Luis
      Juan Francisco Luis was a U.S. Virgin Island politician who served as the third elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the territory's 23rd Governor overall. Luis assumed the governorship on January 2, 1978, succeeding Governor Cyril King, who died in office...

      , Governor of US Virgin Islands (1978–1987)
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