2019 in Nauru

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Events in the year 2019 in Nauru.

Incumbents

• President
  • Baron Waqa (until 27 August)
  • Lionel Aingimea (after 27 August)[1]
• Speaker of Parliament
  • Cyril Buraman (until 27 August)[2]
  • Marcus Stephen (after 27 August)[3]

Events

• 8 January – President Waqa becomes the first world leader to visit Taiwan in 2019, and leaders of both countries promise to strengthen relations.[4]
• 3 February – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that the last four child refugees have left the Australian offshore refugee detention centres, leaving for resettlement in the United States.[5]
• 24 March – The Parliament of Nauru, during a visit by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, passes a resolution rejecting the One China principle.[6]
• 16 May – Nauru becomes a member state of the World Meteorological Organization.[7][8]
• 30 May – Ludwig Scotty wins parliamentary by-election in the Anabar Constituency.[9]
• 20 July – By the end of the 2019 Pacific Games, Nauru wins 34 medals, with 12 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 16 bronze medals.[10]
• 23 August – A Pakistani refugee in Nauru lights himself on fire.[11]
• 24 August – The parliamentary elections and presidential election is held.[12]
• 27 August – Lionel Aingimea is sworn in as president.[13]
• 28 August – Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[14]
• 19 December – Fifteen members of the Nauru 19 are sentenced to jail terms by Judge Daniel Fatiaki after being found guilty in a retrial of charges stemming from a protest in 2015. Charges included rioting and assault.[15]

Deaths

• 8 May – Sprent Dabwido, former President of Nauru (2011–2013), in Armidale, Australia[16]

References

1. "Lionel Aingimea is new President of Nauru". Loop Nauru. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
2. "Nauru to hold election on 24 Aug". Loop Nauru. July 16, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
3. "PPAPD - Nauru Elections return Stephen-led Government". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
4. "Taiwan, Nauru leaders agree to expand bilateral cooperation". Loop Nauru. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
5. "Last refugee children leave Australian offshore camps". Deutsche Welle. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
6. "Nauru parliament passes resolution to reject 'one China' principle". Loop Nauru. March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
7. "Nauru becomes 193rd WMO Member". Loop Nauru (Press release). May 20, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
8. "Members". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
9. "Ludwig Scotty returns to Nauru parliament after by-election". Loop Nauru (Press release). May 31, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
10. "Medal Tally". 2019 Pacific Games. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
11. Davidson, Helen (August 23, 2019). "Pakistani refugee sets himself alight on Nauru". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
12. "Nauruans vote today". Loop Nauru (Press release). August 24, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
13. "Lionel Aingimea is new President of Nauru". Loop Nauru. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
14. "Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital". Loop Nauru. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
15. Davidson, Helen (December 19, 2019). "Nauru 19 members jailed over protest against crackdown on opposition MPs". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
16. "Former Nauru president Sprent Dabwido dies aged 46". SBS News. 8 May 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.