2021 in Nauru
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Events in the year 2021 in Nauru.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
January
- 29 January – Former Chief Justice of Fiji Daniel Fatiaki is sworn in as Chief Justice of Nauru.[1]
March
- 8 March – The first Nauruan High Commissioner to Australia Camilla Solomon presents her credentials to Governor-General David Hurley.[2]
July
- 10 July – Nauru unveils a World War II monument, dedicated to the Nauruans exiled to Truk in 1946 during the Japanese occupation of Nauru.[3]
October
- 6 October – Australia closes its refugee detention center in Papua New Guinea, effectively shifting all operations to its detention center in Nauru.[4]
- 7 October – Australian High Commissioner Helen Cheney presents her credentials to President Aingimea.[5]
Deaths
- 29 November – Kinza Clodumar, President of Nauru (1997–1998), (b. 1945)[6]
See also
References
- ^ Rawalai, Luke (2 February 2021). "Former CJ heads Nauru judiciary". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Nauru appoints first high commissioner to Australia" (Press release). Republic of Nauru. 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Nauru unveils World War II Monument" (Press release). Republic of Nauru. 22 July 2021.
- ^ Packham, Colin (6 October 2021). "Australia to stop controversial practice of asylum seeker detentions in PNG". Reuters. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Australian High Commissioner to Nauru presents credentials" (Press release). Australian Government. 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Nauru pays tribute to former president Kinza Clodumar". Loop Nauru. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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