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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 243419, member: 1242&quot;]Aidan,</p><p><br /></p><p>As with most of the Polynesian and Micronesian Island chains, there was a ruling Hierarchy such as Kings and Chiefs in the Islands of Yap for hundreds of years! However, as we all know too well, the interference from many other Countries such as Germany, Spain, Japan and the United States as well as the United Nations itself, has changed and shaped the Political makeup of Yap. I believe that the last (real) known and recognized King of the Yap Islands, served into the 1950&#039;s and then the Politics changed and the ruling by Kings was ended. Below is a link with a picture of (probably) the last known (recognized) King of the Yap Islands (2nd picture down) as well as other pictures of some of the ruling Counsel and Chiefs (the 1st picture with the King). The first picture caption has the King&#039;s name spelled as King Weeg and the second picture has it spelled as King Ueg but I am almost certain that both pictures are of the same person!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pacificworlds.com/yap/visitors/people.cfm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pacificworlds.com/yap/visitors/people.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.pacificworlds.com/yap/visitors/people.cfm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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