2024 in Nauru
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Events in the year 2024 in Nauru.
Incumbents
Events
- 15 January – Nauru withdraws recognition of Taiwan and establishes relations with China.[1]
- 24 January – Nauru formally re-establishes diplomatic ties with China after withdrawing recognition of Taiwan.[2]
- February – Over 40 asylum seekers found by the Australian Border Force in Western Australia on 16 February are taken to Nauru.[3]
- 18 March – Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces a delay in its exit from Nauru, changing it from December 2024 to July 2025.[4]
- 25 March – President Adeang and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold first talks since Nauru's resumption of ties with the People's Republic of China.[5]
- May – A group of 33 asylum seekers are transferred by the Australian Border Force to Nauru.[6]
- 9 December – Nauru signs an AUD 40 million ($89 million) agreement with Australia allowing it to veto agreements entered by Nauru with third party states in exchange for security and policing guarantees and the opening of a branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the island.[7]
Holidays
Source:[8]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 31 January - Independence Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 30 March - Easter Saturday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 2 April - Easter Tuesday
- 17 May - Constitution Day
- 1 July - RONPhos Handover Day
- 19 August - Ibumin Earoeni Day
- 25 September - National Youth Day
- 26 October - Angam Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
References
- ^ "China Steps Up Taiwan Isolation After Election, Peeling Off Ally". Bloomberg. Jan 15, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "China formally restores diplomatic relations with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan ties". AP News. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Karp, Paul (2024-02-17). "Asylum seekers taken to Nauru amid renewed political stoush over border arrivals". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Dziedzic, Stephen (18 March 2024). "Bendigo Bank delays exit from Nauru as Chinese state-owned bank emerges as replacement". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Chinese, Nauruan presidents hold first talks since resuming ties". State Council of the People's Republic of China. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Greene, Andrew (10 May 2024). "33 suspected asylum seekers reach Christmas Island by boat". ABC News. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ McGuirk, Rod (9 December 2024). "Nauru agrees to give Australia a veto right over a range of pacts with third nations including China". AP News. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Nauru Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
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