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Akiko C. Bedor Sugiyama is a Palauan politician, and widow of Palauan senator Peter Sugiyama. As late as 1995, she was the only woman who had ever been elected to the Palau National Congress. In 2005, she was elected governor of Ngardmau in a special election after the impeachment of Schwartz Tudong over the misuse of public funds. Along with Vicky Kanai of Airai, she was the first woman to be elected governor of any of the states of Palau.

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1. In memoriam of the late Peter L. Sugiyama, former senator of the Republic of Palau, Palau National Congress, 2007-06-13, archived from the original on 2009-01-07, retrieved 2010-11-24
2. Wilson, Lynn B. (1995), Speaking to power: gender and politics in the western Pacific, Routledge, pp. 165–167, ISBN 978-0-415-90924-2
3. Shuster, Donald R. (Spring 2007), "Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006" (PDF), The Contemporary Pacific, 19 (1): 178–205, retrieved 2010-11-24
4. Miho, David (2007-11-16), "Leilani Reklai Leads Aimeliik Governor's Early Count", Pacific Magazine, retrieved 2007-11-16

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