1. Emanuel "Manny" Mori was born on December 25,1949 and is a Micronesian politician who served as President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 11 May 2007 to 11 May 2015.
13 Facts About Manny Mori
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Manny Mori proceeded to graduate in 1973 with a BA in Business Management.
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Manny Mori left Citicorp in 1976 after he accepted the position of Assistant Administrator of the Trust Territory Social Security Office.
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Manny Mori then served as the Comptroller of the FSM Development Bank from 1981 until 1983 and subsequently as the President and CEO until 1997.
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Manny Mori was first elected to the FSM Congress in a special election for Chuuk State's at-large held on July 1,1999.
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Manny Mori was re-elected in 2001,2003,2005 and 2007.
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In 2003, President Manny Mori went on a hiatus from politics and accepted the position of General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for the ailing Chuuk Public Utilities Corporation.
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On May 11,2007, Manny Mori was elected President of the Federated States of Micronesia, defeating the incumbent, Joseph Urusemal.
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Manny Mori took office with immediate effect and thus vacated his seat in the Congress.
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Genealogical records showed that Manny Mori is the great-grandson of Koben Manny Mori.
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Koben Manny Mori first established himself in Moen, Chuuk but later resettled in Tol.
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Manny Mori married the daughter of a local chieftain from Weno, with whom he had six sons and five daughters.
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Manny Mori has four daughters from his first wife Elina Ekiek.