01 June - President’s Day

 

President’s Day is a public holiday that’s observed annually on June 1st in the Republic of Palau. This holiday celebrates Palau’s President. Palau is a small island country that’s located in Micronesia and is home to approximately 18,000+ people.

The island was originally a Spanish colony, but over the years it became a possession of Germany, and then it was a possession of Japan. When Japan was defeated during WWII, the island would become administered by the U.S. In 1981, it would become a republic and appoint its first president: President Haruo Remeliik