President's Day in Palau
President's Day in Palau is held on June 1. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. Help us
The president of the Republic of Palau is the head of government and the head of state of Palau. The presidency has four years each term, and it is renewable once consecutively. The first President is Haruo Remeliik, who was born on June 1, 1933, and served from March 2, 1981, to June 30, 1985, when he was shot in the driveway of his home by an unidentified gunman. In part, in memory of this man and in honor of the institution of this branch of government, Presidents' Day is held in Palau.