2020 in Palau

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The following lists events that happened during 2020 in the Republic of Palau .

Incumbents

• President: Thomas Remengesau Jr.
• Vice President: Raynold Oilouch
• President of the Senate: Hokkons Baules
• Speaker of the House of Delegates: Sabino Anastacio

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania

February

• February 1 – All charter flights from China, Macau, and Hong Kong were suspended by President Thomas Remengesau Jr. in an executive order until February 29. The order also quarantined all non-citizens who recently entered the country for fourteen days. Schools were also shut starting in April and Remengesau eventually suspended travel to the country. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

September

• September 4 – It was revealed that the country urged the U.S. to build joint-use military facilities in the country, a move seen as a push back against Chinese influence in the Pacific. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. made the request in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who visited the island last week. ^{[5] [6]}
• September 14 – President Tommy Remengesau Jr. announced that he will be hosting an in-person meeting with the leaders of Kiribati, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, with Nauru's president saying the leaders agreed to attend the country's Independence Day on October 1 as the five Pacific countries remain free of COVID-19. ^[7]

November

• November 3 – 2020 Palauan general election

Deaths

• 16 May – Vann Isaac (b. 1975or1976), politician ^[8]
• 14 October – Kuniwo Nakamura (b. 1943), President of Palau (1993–2001), in Koror ^[9]

References

1. "Palau to ban flights from China". The Guam Daily Post glish. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
2. "Coronavirus: A look at cases and restrictions in the Pacific". 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
3. Petty, Martin (April 15, 2020). "'As long as necessary': Coronavirus holdout Palau opts for self-isolation". Reuters . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
4. Sablan, Jerick (16 April 2020). "Palau will quarantine all travelers for 14 days to prevent spread of COVID-19". Pacific Daily News . Retrieved 28 June 2020.
5. "Palau invites US military to build bases amid China power push". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
6. "Palau invites US military to use land and waters". RNZ . 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
7. "Palau to host in-person Micronesian leaders summit". RNZ . 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
8. Reklai, Leilani (5 June 2020). "Koror State honors late Legislator Vann Isaac". Island Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025.
9. "Ex-Palau President Kuniwo Nakamura dies at 76". Kyodo News. October 15, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.