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Independence Day

Nauru’s Constitution defines Independence Day by reference to January 31, 1968, and the Government Gazette lists January 31, 2026 as Independence Day in the public-holiday calendar.

Date / rule31 January; 2026 government holiday calendar confirmed
ScopeNauru / national independence and public holiday
VerificationNational Government Current Calendar Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Independence Day?

Nauru’s Constitution defines Independence Day by reference to January 31, 1968, and the Government Gazette lists January 31, 2026 as Independence Day in the public-holiday calendar.

Date and recurrence

31 January; 2026 government holiday calendar confirmed

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Nauru / national independence and public holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Nauru Independence Day

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Government of Nauru — Constitution of NaoeroNational Constitution
  2. Government of Nauru Gazette — 2026 public holidaysGovernment Gazette
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Independence Day?

31 January; 2026 government holiday calendar confirmed The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 31 January; 2026 government holiday calendar confirmed.

Does Independence Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Independence Day an official public holiday?

Within the verified scope, the authority record identifies it as Nauru / national independence and public holiday. That status is not automatically extended to other countries or jurisdictions.

Who established or recognizes Independence Day?

The stored designation basis is: Nauru’s Constitution defines Independence Day by reference to January 31, 1968, and the Government Gazette lists January 31, 2026 as Independence Day in the public-holiday calendar.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Nauru — Constitution of Naoero. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Independence Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to Nauru. Its fuller verified scope is: Nauru / national independence and public holiday.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

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