Palau,officially the Republic of Palau,is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. It has a total area of 466 square kilometers (180 sq mi),making it one of the smallest countries in the world. The most populous island is Koror,home to the country's most populous city of the same name. The capital Ngerulmud is located on the largest island of Babeldaob,in Melekeok State. Palau shares maritime boundaries with international waters to the north,the Federated States of Micronesia to the east,Indonesia to the south,and the Philippines to the northwest.
Thomas Esang "Tommy" Remengesau Jr. is a Palauan politician;in 2013 he was elected the ninth president of Palau and was re-elected to that office in 2016. Previously he served as the seventh president of the island nation from 2001 to 2009. He served as a Senator in the Palau National Congress between his two administrations. In sum,Remengesau was elected Vice-President of Palau in 1992 and 1996,then president in 2000,2004,2012 and 2016.
Kuniwo Nakamura was a Palauan politician who served as the President of Palau from 1993 to 2001. He had earlier served as Vice President of Palau from 1989 to 1993,under Ngiratkel Etpison.
Johnson Toribiong is a Palauan attorney and politician. Toribiong became the president of Palau,following his victory in the November 2008 election,and left office in 2013. Before 2020 elections,Toribiong has run for president four times - in 1992,1996,2008 and 2012.
Peter Lawrence Naoya Sugiyama was a Palauan politician.
Women in Palau,known also as Palauan women,Belauan women,Pelew women,or Women of Los Palaos Islands are women who live in or are from Palau. Historically,there was a strong "gendered division of labor" between women and men of Palau.
Francisco Bares Gibbons is a Palauan politician. In January 2018,he became the youngest Governor of Koror. He previously held the position of Vice Speaker of Koror.
John "Johnny" C. Gibbons was a Palauan politician. He was the Executive Administrator of Koror from 1985–1997 before serving as the first Governor of Koror from 1998–2006. He was the Minister of Justice from 2009–2013.
Yutaka Miller Gibbons was the ibedul of Koror from 1973 until his death in 2021. He was also an anti–nuclear weapons activist and political candidate.
Palau has several traditional chiefs of its 16 states. A factor that resulted in the decline of chiefly authority in Palau was the introduction of elected governors,called upon in the Constitution of Palau which came into effect on 1 January 1981.
General elections are scheduled to held in Palau on 12 November 2024 to elect a President and the National Congress.
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in the Republic of Palau.
Eyos Rudimch is a Palauan politician. He was sworn in as Governor of Koror on January 11,2022 after winning the November 2021 election. He previously held the position of Speaker of Koror. He has a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Guam.
The Belau Omal Marathon is an annual marathon in Palau. The inaugural edition of the race was held on 4 June 2023.
Emais Roberts is a Palauan politician and physician who has served as Governor of Peleliu since 2022. He previously served as the country's Minister of Health from 2017 to 2021 and led the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Palau.
Jackson R. Ngiraingas is a Palauan politician and businessman who served as Governor of Peleliu from 1995 to 2001 and 2004 to 2009. He resigned during his fourth term to become Minister of Public Infrastructure from 2009 to 2013.
The governor of Peleliu is the head of government of Peleliu. The position was established in 1983 and a new governor is sworn in on January 1 unless they resign during their term. It is the only state in Palau to have elections every three years instead of every two or four years.
There was a succession dispute following the death of Yutaka Gibbons,the ibedul of the state of Koror,Palau,on November 4,2021. Gibbons' younger siblings,rechucher-ra-techekii Alexander Merep and bilung Gloria Salii,both initially claimed the title,but Salii would later relent her claim in favour of her son,James Lebuu Littler. Merep was accepted as ibedul by the traditional chiefs of Koror and the Council of Chiefs,although Salii maintains that her son is the ibedul.
Kangichi Uchau is a Palauan politician who served as Governor of Peleliu from 2009 to 2013.
Yukio Mengirarou Shmull was a Palauan politician who served as the first Governor of Peleliu from 1983 to 1986.
