Historical country records

Palau historical timeline

Palau

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
1899part of German New Guinea (see under Papua New Guinea)Leaders
1914Japanese occupationLeaders
1944U.S. occupationLeaders
18 Jul 1947part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsLeaders
1 Jan 1981Republic of PalauLeaders
10 Jul 1987trust territory dissolved; Palau remains trusteeship under the administrative responsibility of the U.S. Interior DepartmentLeaders
1 Oct 1994independenceLeaders
1 Jan 1981 - 30 Jun 1985Haruo I. RemeliikPresidents
30 Jun 1985 - 2 Jul 1985Thomas Remengesau (1st time)Presidents
2 Jul 1985 - 25 Oct 1985Alfonso OiterongPresidents
25 Oct 1985 - 20 Aug 1988Lazarus SaliiPresidents
20 Aug 1988 - 1 Jan 1989Thomas Remengesau (2nd time)Presidents
1 Jan 1989 - 1 Jan 1993Ngiratkel EtpisonPresidents
1 Jan 1993 - 1 Jan 2001Kuniwo NakamuraPresidents
1 Jan 2001 -Tommy RemengesauPresidents

Traditional chiefs

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
1783 - 1792Ngiraidid Chorot "mlad er a burek" [not the first Ibedul]Idid dynasty
1792 - ...KingsosIdid dynasty
... - ...NgiratachadongIdid dynasty
... - ...Meang Merikl "meringel a kemedil"Idid dynasty
... - 1867Ngirachosarech "mlad er a soldau"Idid dynasty
1867 - 1872MeresouIdid dynasty
1872 - ...NgirchokebaiIdid dynasty
... - ...LouchIdid dynasty
... - 29 Jan 1939TemIdid dynasty
1939 - 19..NgirakedIdid dynasty
19.. - 1972NgoriaklIdid dynasty
1972 -Yutaka GibbonsIdid dynasty
1972 - 1974Gloria Salii (f)Idid dynasty
... - ...Orakiruu [not the first Reklai]Udes dynasty
*1800*CheltukUdes dynasty
18.. - 18..OkerangelUdes dynasty
*1880 - 1890*TemolUdes dynasty
... - ...NgirachermangUdes dynasty
... - ...SoilokelUdes dynasty
... - 192.RrullUdes dynasty
192. - 19..TelleiUdes dynasty
*1973*LomisangUdes dynasty
*1978*Termeteet (acting)Udes dynasty
*1983*Siangeldeb BasiliusUdes dynasty
*1991*John Ngiraked (acting)Udes dynasty
*1998 -Raphael Bao NgirmangUdes dynasty