Tarkong K. Pedro (died 1979) was a Palauan educator and politician. He served as a member of the Palau District Legislature and the House of Representatives of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Biography In 1958 he was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Hawaii.Scholarship students Micronesian Reporter, September–October 1958 He subsequently became principal of Koror Elementary School,"In praise, graditure and honor" Micronesian Reporter, March–April 1961 and spent a summer studying at the College of Guam.Five on the honor roll Micronesian Reporter, July–August 1962
Entering politics, he served in the Palau District Legislature as a representative of Koro until 1972.The Wisdom of the Past, a Vision for the Future: The Judiciary of the Republic of Palau, p23 In April 1970 he defeated Jacob Sawaichi in a by-election for Palau's 10th district seat in the Trust Territory House of Representatives following the resignation of Minoru Ueki.District Digest Micronesian Reporter , Third Quarter, 1970 Although he was re-elected in the November 1970 elections, the results of the Palau seats were annulled.Some Micronesian unity goes up in smoke Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1971, pp22–23 However, he was re-elected in the subsequent by-election.Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands p196–197 He was re-elected again in 1972, but lost his seat to Isidoro Rudimch in the 1974 elections.
He died in hospital in Guam in 1979 whilst travelling to New York City for a meeting of the United Nations Trusteeship Council.Tarkong K. Pedro Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1979, p87
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