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Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a Compact of Free Association was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993...
Timeline of Events
1981
1.1.1981
The Republic of Palau achieves self-government though it is not independent from the United States.
1994
10.1.1994
Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).
12.15.1994
Palau becomes a member of the United Nations.