Historical country records
Nauru historical timeline
Nauru
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1888 | part of (German) Marshall Islands | Leaders |
| 1 Apr 1906 | part of German New Guinea (see under Papua New Guinea) | Leaders |
| 7 Sep 1914 | Australian occupation | Leaders |
| 17 Dec 1920 | League of Nations mandate (to Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom; actual administration by Australia) | Leaders |
| 26 Aug 1942 - 13 Sep 1945 | Japanese occupation | Leaders |
| 1 Nov 1947 | United Nations trust territory (to Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom; actual administration by Australia) | Leaders |
| 31 Jan 1968 | independence (Republic of Nauru) | Leaders |
| 25 Dec 1914 - Dec 1917 | Charles Rufus Marshall Workman | Administrators |
| Dec 1917 - 10 Jun 1921 | Geoffrey Bingham Whistler Smith-Rewse (b. 1878? - d. 1927) | Administrators |
| 10 Jun 1921 - Jun 1927 | Thomas Griffiths | Administrators |
| Jun 1927 - 16 Jan 1933 | William Augustin Newman | Administrators |
| 16 Jan 1933 - Nov 1938 | Rupert C. Garsia | Administrators |
| Nov 1938 - 26 Aug 1942 | Frederick Roydon Chalmers | Administrators |
| 194. - 13 Sep 1945 | Hisayuki Soeda | Administrators |
| 13 Sep 1945 - 1 Nov 1945 | J.L.A. Kelly | Administrators |
| 1 Nov 1945 - Aug 1949 | Mark Ridgway | Administrators |
| Aug 1949 - Nov 1949 | Harold Hastings Reeve (acting) | Administrators |
| Nov 1949 - Jan 1953 | Robert Stanley Richards | Administrators |
| Jan 1953 - Dec 1953 | John Keith Laurence (acting) | Administrators |
| Dec 1953 - Jul 1954 | K.A. Read (acting) | Administrators |
| Jul 1954 - May 1958 | Reginald Sylvester Leydin | Administrators |
| May 1958 - 1962 | John Preston White | Administrators |
| 1962 - Apr 1966 | Reginald Sylvester Leydin | Administrators |
| Apr 1966 - 31 Jan 1968 | Leslie Dudley King | Administrators |
| 31 Jan 1968 - 22 Dec 1976 | Hammer DeRoburt (1st time) | Presidents |
| 22 Dec 1976 - 19 Apr 1978 | Bernard Dowiyogo (1st time) | Presidents |
| 19 Apr 1978 - 15 May 1978 | Lagumot Harris (1st time) | Presidents |
| 15 May 1978 - 17 Sep 1986 | Hammer DeRoburt (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 17 Sep 1986 - 1 Oct 1986 | Kennan Adeang (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Oct 1986 - 12 Dec 1986 | Hammer DeRoburt (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 12 Dec 1986 - 21 Dec 1986 | Kennan Adeang (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 21 Dec 1986 - 17 Aug 1989 | Hammer DeRoburt (4th time) | Presidents |
| 17 Aug 1989 - 12 Dec 1989 | Kenas Aroi | Presidents |
| 12 Dec 1989 - 22 Nov 1995 | Bernard Dowiyogo (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 22 Nov 1995 - 11 Nov 1996 | Lagumot Harris (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 11 Nov 1996 - 26 Nov 1996 | Bernard Dowiyogo (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 26 Nov 1996 - 19 Dec 1996 | Kennan Adeang (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 19 Dec 1996 - 12 Feb 1997 | Rueben Kun | Presidents |
| 12 Feb 1997 - 18 Jun 1998 | Kinza Clodumar | Presidents |
| 18 Jun 1998 - 27 Apr 1999 | Bernard Dowiyogo (4th time) | Presidents |
| 27 Apr 1999 - 20 Apr 2000 | René Harris (1st time) | Presidents |
| 20 Apr 2000 - 30 Mar 2001 | Bernard Dowiyogo (5th time) | Presidents |
| 30 Mar 2001 - 9 Jan 2003 | René Harris (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 9 Jan 2003 - 17 Jan 2003 | Bernard Dowiyogo (6th time) | Presidents |
| 17 Jan 2003 - 18 Jan 2003 | René Harris (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 18 Jan 2003 - 10 Mar 2003 | Bernard Dowiyogo (7th time) | Presidents |
| 10 Mar 2003 - 29 May 2003 | Derog Gioura | Presidents |
| 29 May 2003 - 8 Aug 2003 | Ludwig Scotty (1st time) | Presidents |
| 8 Aug 2003 - 22 Jun 2004 | René Harris (4th time) | Presidents |
| 22 Jun 2004 - 19 Dec 2007 | Ludwig Scotty (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 19 Dec 2007 - | Marcus Stephen | Presidents |