Independence Day (Palau)

Independence Day is a public holiday in Palau, observed on October 1 each year. The holiday commemorates the anniversary of the Republic of Palau's independence in 1994.

The Republic of Palau is an island country in the western Pacific. The islands were first sighted in 1522 and became part of the Spanish colony in 1885. In 1899, Spain sold these islands to German after its defeat in the Spanish-American War in 1898.

During World War I, the Japanese occupied the islands in 1919, then surrendered after World War II. As a result, the United Nations created the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) in 1947 and was under the United States' administration.

On May 10, 1979, four Trust Territory districts formed the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia, but the district of Palau opted for independence and became the Republic of Palau in 1981.

On October 1, 1994, the Compact of Free Association, signed by the Republic of Palau and the United States, was enacted, and Palau achieved its independence.

The following is the list of Independence Day in the Republic of Palau from 2022 to 2026.

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