Ngoriakl Explained

Ngoriakl
Succession:	Ibedul of Koror
Predecessor:	Mariur
Successor:	Yutaka Gibbons
Death Date:	1972

Ngoriakl was the ibedul of Koror from 1958 to 1972.^[1]

Life

Ngoriakl died in 1972 and his body arrived in Palau on September 30, 1972 where funeral ceremonies took place in which Thomas Remengesau delivered the eulogy.^[2] Takeo Ishida, Chief of Japanese Graves Mission, posthumously honoured him by giving him the Fourth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure which was presented to his widow in October 1972.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Nero, Karen Louise. University of California, Berkeley ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. 1987. A cherechar a lokelii: Beads of history of Koror, Palau, 1783-1983 - ProQuest. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230120029/https://www.proquest.com/openview/d2dcd29e594a69a5d0c3aa79d456c6ad/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y. December 30, 2023. subscription. live.
2. Web site: Funeral Ceremonies For Chief Ibedul Ngoriakl. Ibedul's Widow Receives Japanese Medal - Reel 2216. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230094534/https://libweb.hawaii.edu//digicoll/ttp/ttp_htms/2216.html. December 30, 2023. live. libweb.hawaii.edu.