2022 in Nauru
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The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Republic of Nauru.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Lionel Aingimea (until 28 September); Russ Kun onwards
- Speaker of Parliament: Marcus Stephen
Events[edit]
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- 1 March – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive for COVID-19 hours after meeting with President Aingimea.[1]
- 24 March – New Zealand announces it will take in 450 asylum seekers from Australia or its offshore detention centre in Nauru.[2]
- 2 April – Nauru announces its first two cases of COVID-19, after it is detected on a flight from Brisbane. The infected passengers were quarantined in Republic of Nauru Hospital.[3]
- 8 June – The parliament of Nauru passes a constitutional amendment excluding naturalized Nauruan citizens from holding parliamentary seats.[4][5]
- 25 June – This was the first day for the age group of children 5-11 to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations.[6]
- 1 July – Nauru experiences its first death from COVID-19, later revealed to be Olympian weightlifter Reanna Solomon.[7]
- 24 September – 2022 Nauruan parliamentary election: Voters in Nauru head to the polls to elect their parliament.[8]
- 28 September – Russ Kun becomes the new president of Nauru, replacing Lionel Aingimea.[9]
Deaths[edit]
- 1 July – Reanna Solomon, Olympian weightlifter (b. 1981).[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Strozewski, Zoe (March 1, 2022). "Australian PM Tests Positive for COVID Hours After Meeting Nauru President". Newsweek. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Craymer, Lucy (March 24, 2022). "New Zealand to take 450 refugees from Australian processing centres". Reuters. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nauru records first COVID-19 cases after two people on flight from Brisbane test positive". Special Broadcasting Service. April 3, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nauru Parliament passes constitutional amendment". Loop Nauru. June 9, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022" (PDF). Republic of Nauru. June 8, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Over 300 children receive Covid vaccination in Nauru". Loop Nauru. June 28, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Reanna Solomon, Commonwealth weightlifting gold medallist, dies of Covid aged 40". WIONews. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nauruans vote for a new parliament". RNZ. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ "Pacific news in brief for September 28". RNZ. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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