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1 January - New Year's Day; 31 January - Independence Day; 8 March - International Women's Day; 29 March - Good Friday; 30 March - Easter Saturday; 1 April - Easter Monday; 2 April - Easter Tuesday; 17 May - Constitution Day; 1 July - RONPhos Handover Day; 19 August - Ibumin Earoeni Day; 25 September - National Youth Day; 26 October - Angam Day
Nauru supported the Micronesia boycott of the Pacific Islands Forum in 2021, which aimed for a Micronesian secretary-general; [8] it also offered to temporarily host a Micronesia secretariat. [9] When University of the South Pacific Vice-Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia was deported from Fiji after investigating university finances, Nauru hosted ...
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.
A Constitutional Convention was elected in 1967 and produced a new constitution in preparation for independence, which provided for an 18-member Legislative Assembly with a three-year term. The Assembly would then appoint a five-member Council of State to exercise executive power .
The voting age in Nauru, as specified by the Article 29 of the Constitution, is 20 years old. [5] Voting is compulsory for citizens of Nauru. Early voting is held for the week before elections, for Nauruans who cannot make it to the polls on election day. A proxy can be appointed if a Nauruan citizen is out of the country on election day. [6]
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]