Ngiratkel Etpison | |
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5th President of Palau | |
In office 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993 | |
Vice President | Kuniwo Nakamura |
Preceded by | Thomas Remengesau Sr. |
Succeeded by | Kuniwo Nakamura |
Personal details | |
Born | Koror, South Seas Mandate (present day Palau) | 3 May 1924
Died | 1 August 1997 Riverside, California, United States | (aged 73)
Political party | Independent |
Children | 2 |
Ngiratkel Etpison (3 May 1924 – 1 August 1997)[1] was a politician and businessman from Palau. Etpison was elected President in 1988 and served from 1989 until 1993, becoming the country’s first elected president to serve a full term in office.