Raphael Moonfel | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Nuuan |
| Succeeded by | John Mangefel |
| Constituency | Yap |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 September 1977 (aged 47) Yap,TTPI |
Raphael Moonfel (died 28 September 1977) was a Micronesian physician and politician. He served as a member of the Senate of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands between 1969 and 1973.
After becoming a physician,Moonfel served as Director of Health Services in Yap. [1]
He contested the Yap Senate seat in the 1968 Congressional elections,defeating incumbent Francis Nuuan. He ran for re-election in 1972,but was heavily defeated by John Mangefel. [2] Now in failing health,he did not return to the Department of Public Health after losing his seat. [1]
Moonfel died of kidney failure in 1977,survived by his wife Elizabeth and ten children. [1]
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