Palau

1899 part of German New Guinea (see under Papua New

Guinea)
1914 Japanese occupation
1944 U.S. occupation
18 Jul 1947 part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands
(see under Micronesia, Federated States of)
1 Jan 1981 Republic of Palau
1 Oct 1994 independence

Presidents
2 Mar 1981 - 30 Jun 1985 Haruo I. Remeliik (b. 1934 -
d. 1985)
30 Jun 1985 - 2 Jul 1985 Thomas Remengesau (1st time)
(acting)
2 Jul 1985 - 25 Oct 1985 Alfonso Oiterong
25 Oct 1985 - 20 Aug 1988 Lazarus Salii (b. 1935 -
d. 1988)
20 Aug 1988 - 1 Jan 1989 Thomas Remengesau (2nd time)
1 Jan 1989 - 1 Jan 1993 Ngiratkel Etpison (b. 1925? -
d. 1997)
1 Jan 1993 - Kuniwo Nakamura