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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.
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 ...
Section three of the act gave the Nauru Legislative Council the authority to make "an Ordinance establishing a convention for the purpose of establishing a constitution for Nauru", and section four of the provided that all existing Australian legislation would cease to apply to Nauru "on the expiration of the day preceding Nauru Independence ...
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: Independence Day: 31 January: 1968 Australia New Zealand United Kingdom: Effective date of the Nauru Independence Act 1967. Also marks the date of the return of the Nauruans from Truk island after the Japanese occupation of Nauru during World War II. [66] Nicaragua: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spain: Act of Independence of ...
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.
This is a list of universities in Nauru. [1] Universities. University of the South Pacific (Nauru campus) See also. List of universities by country; References
Students were joined in demonstration by street vendors and slum residents who were evicted by the government. Bangladesh Army agreed to the demands of the protesters and removed the Army camp from University of Dhaka campus. Students and teachers expressed the continued state of emergency in Bangladesh. [32]