What is Benjamin Manglona?
'''Benjamin Taisacan Manglona''' (March 31, 1938 &ndash; April 24, 2016) was a [[Northern Mariana Islands]] [[politician]] and [[civil engineer]]. He was the island's longest serving elected official having served as a congressman, senator, and former mayor of [[Rota (island)|Rota]] (the third largest island in the island's chain). Manglona served as the third [[Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands]] of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1990 to 1994 and as Mayor of [[Rota (island)|Rota]] from 1998 to 2006.<ref name=st2>{{cite news |first=Haidee V.|last=Eugenio|title=Senate OKs renaming Rota airport after former mayor Manglona |url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=108530 |work=[[Saipan Tribune]] |date=2011-04-11 |access-date=2011-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405184319/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=108530 |archive-date=2012-04-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> Manglona died on April 24, 2016 in [[Rota (island)|Rota]], [[Northern Mariana Islands]] from a [[stroke]], aged 78.<ref>[http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/benjamin-t-manglona-78/ Benjamin T. Manglona, 78]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Manglona, Benjamin}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Civil engineers]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands]]