Polity Republic of Palau (USA)

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Palau (USA) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an U.S. dependency in the Pacific. Initially part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947, it voted in a referendum against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978 and thus remained under U.S. control until its independency in 1994.

Establishment

  • January 1981: The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands became the Republic of Palau on 1 January 1981.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • October 1994: Having voted against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1979, the islands gained full sovereignty in 1994 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.

Disestablishment

  • October 1994: Having voted against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1979, the islands gained full sovereignty in 1994 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.