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15 January – Nauru withdraws recognition of Taiwan and establishes relations with China. [1] 24 January – Nauru formally re-establishes diplomatic ties with China after withdrawing recognition of Taiwan. [2] February – Over 40 asylum seekers found by the Australian Border Force in Western Australia on 16 February are taken to Nauru. [3]
The first day of the year. [1] 31 January Independence Day: Celebrates the Independence of Nauru, 31 January 1968 [2] Friday before Easter Sunday: Good Friday: The anniversary of the death of Jesus [3] The day after Easter Sunday: Easter Monday [4] 17 May Constitution Day: Celebrates when the Constitution of Nauru was created [5] 1 July RONPhos ...
The constitution of the Republic of Nauru was adopted following national independence on 31 January 1968. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2007 there were political debates in progress with a view to amend aspects of the Constitution, owing to the challenge of widely acknowledged political instability.
A constitutional referendum was held in Nauru on 27 February 2010. [1] Voters were asked to vote on amendments to the constitution, most notably a change to a directly elected president (instead of one chosen by parliament) and a strengthening of human rights legislation (but also a clarification of the distribution of powers and other, less notable amendments). [2]
Nauru's independence enjoyed bipartisan support in Australia, [9] although Senate backbencher Magnus Cormack was skeptical that Nauru would succeed as an independent country, predicting that it would become "the greatest slum in the oceans of the world" when phosphate reserves ran out. [10] The act consists of four sections. [11]
Nauru, as a result, has been a casualty of this movement. In December 1999, four major international banks banned dollar transactions with Nauru. [1] The United States Department of State issued a report identifying Nauru as a major money laundering centre, used by narcotics traffickers and organized crime figures.
The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday called for a fast-tracked third-country resettlement of Rohingya Muslims living in the south Asian ...
Public holiday for Constitution Day is first Monday of February. [25] Micronesia: 10 May 1979 Constitution of Micronesia: Moldova: 29 July 1994 Constitution of Moldova: Ziua Constituției: No Mongolia: 13 January 1924 [26] Constitution of Mongolia: Nauru: 17 May 1968 [27] Constitution of Nauru: The Constitution of Nauru came into force in ...