Alfonso Oiterong Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Alfonso Oiterong
Office:2nd President of Palau
Term Start:2 July 1985
Term End:25 October 1985
Vicepresident:Vacant
Predecessor:Haruo Remeliik
Thomas Remengesau Sr. (acting)
Successor:Lazarus Salii
Office2:1st Vice President of Palau
President2:Haruo Remeliik
Term Start2:2 March 1981
Term End2:30 June 1985
Predecessor2:None
Successor2:Thomas Remengesau Sr.
Birth Name:Alfonso Rebochong Oiterong
Birth Date:1924 10, df=y
Birth Place:Aimeliik, South Seas Mandate (present day Palau)
Party:Independent

Alfonso Rebochong Oiterong (9 October 1924 – 30 August 1994)[1] [2] was a politician from Palau who served as the country's Vice President from 1981 to 1985. Despite internal problems in Palau during the Remeliik administration, Oiterong was perceived as an honest, capable and dedicated civil servant.[3] In addition of the vice presidential post, he was the minister of state aka minister of foreign affairs.

When President Haruo Remeliik was assassinated, Oiterong returned from New York to Palau on 2 July to take office of the President. He served as President from 2 July to 25 October 1985. Oiterong lost the 1985 special election to Lazarus Salii.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402171223/http://palau.nfshost.com/Executive%20Presidential%20Proclamations/Proclamation%2006-94.pdf . 2017-04-02 . dead.
  2. https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbs=bks%3A1&q=Alfonso+Oiterong+++++++++++++OCTOBER+9+1924++++++&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=e6a1f79a35705419 Who's who In Oceania
  3. Web site: ELECTIONS, COMPACT, AND ASSASSINATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU . Donald R. Shuster.
  4. Web site: The National Union newspaper . 2016-11-17 . 2019-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623123059/https://comfsm.fm/library/digitallibrary/V6N121985.pdf . dead .