Benjamin Taisacan Manglona (Chamorro: Manglo'ña) (March 31, 1938
Biography
Early life
Manglona was born on March 31, 1938. He earned a degree in Engineering Technology from Honolulu Community College in Hawaii and an associates degree in Civil Engineering Technology from the University of Guam.
He defeated incumbent Mayor of Rota Joseph Songao Inos in 1997 and served for two consecutive terms in office from 1998 to 2006.
In March 2011, the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 17-45, which honored Benjamin Manglona for "his distinguished career in public office and his exemplary contributions to the CNMI."
Manglona died on April 24, 2016, in Rota, Northern Mariana Islands from a stroke, aged 78.