Events in the year 2016 in Nauru.
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Incumbents
edit- President
- Speaker of Parliament
- Ludwig Scotty (until 13 July)
- Cyril Buraman (after 13 July)
Events
edit- 4 February - Lucina Detsiogo is crowned Miss Nauru 2016.[1]
- 8 April - Nauruan Ambassador to Taiwan Ludwig Keke is awarded by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou with the Order of Brilliant Star.[2]
- 13 May - Nauru holds its first citizenship ceremony, in which 35 people gain Nauruan citizenship.[3]
- 27 May - Parliament passes a bill replacing their criminal code, and in doing so decriminalises homosexuality and suicide, and outlaws marital rape, among several other things.[4]
- 9 July - Parliamentary elections are held, with President Waqa being re-elected.[5]
- 10 July - MP Roland Kun flees Nauru to New Zealand after alleged involvement in capital protest in 2015.[6]
- 11 July - The parliamentary election in the Aiwo Constituency are held, following a legal dispute, resulting in the elections of Milton Dube and Aaron Cook.[7]
- 13 July - Cyril Buraman is elected speaker by the parliament.[7]
- 15 July - The new cabinet of Nauru is sworn in.[8]
- 27 July - President Tsai Ing-wen receives ambassador from Nauru to Taiwan Chitra Jeremaih.[9]
- 12 November - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces that Australia and the United States have made a one-off resettlement agreement regarding refugees held in Nauru and Manus Island.[10]
Deaths
edit- 29 September - Joni Madraiwiwi, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nauru (2014–2016), in Suva, Fiji[11]
- 8 December - Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician, MP, government minister, and former Speaker of Parliament, in Moscow, Russia[12]
References
edit- ^ "Miss Nauru 2016 crowned". Loop Nauru. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Amb Keke receives Taiwan medal for contributions to bilateral relations" (PDF). Nauru Bulletin (5): 6. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Nauru conducts first citizenship ceremony". Loop Nauru. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Doherty, Ben (28 May 2016). "Nauru decriminalises homosexuality and suicide". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Nauru election: President Baron Waqa re-elected as voting in Aiwo constituency postponed". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Roland Kun flees Nauru with NZ passport". Radio New Zealand. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Returning Nauru Govt promises more stability". Radio New Zealand. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Nauru cabinet sworn in". Loop Nauru. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Taiwan President Meets Nauru Ambassador". 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Stephanie; Keany, Francis (12 November 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Dutton announce refugee resettlement deal with US". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Fraenkel, Jon (4 December 2016). "Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi". The Journal of Pacific History. 51 (4): 447–450. doi:10.1080/00223344.2016.1260085. S2CID 164604381. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Nauru's Minister for Health passes away". Loop Nauru. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.