2024 in Tuvalu
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Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Charles III
- Governor-General: Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani
- Prime Minister: Kausea Natano (until 26 February); Feleti Teo onwards
Events
[edit]- 26 January – 2024 Tuvaluan general election: Voters participate in the general election for the 16 members of parliament.[1]
- 27 January – Incumbent prime minister Kausea Natano loses his seat in parliament.[2]
- 26 February – 2024 Tuvaluan general election: Feleti Teo is elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Tuvalu.[3]
- 9 May – Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement revising a previous one made under the Natano government over sovereignty concerns.[4]
- 1 October – Climate minister Maina Talia denounces the Australian government's decision to expand three coal mines as an existential threat to the nation, due to the role of the mines in causing rising sea levels that have forced mass displacement across Tuvalu's low-lying islands.[5]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[6]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 11 March - Commonwealth Day
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 30 March - Easter Saturday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 13 May - Gospel Day
- 8 June – King's Birthday
- 5 August – National Children's Day
- 1–2 October – Tuvalu Day Holiday
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
References
[edit]- ^ "Tuvalu elections 2024: Strong voter turnout reported". RNZ. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan prime minister Kausea Natano loses seat in partial election results". The Guardian. 2024-01-27. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted". The Guardian. 2024-02-26. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation's sovereignty concerns". Associated Press. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Morton, Adam (2024-09-30). "Australia's 'immoral' coalmine decision akin to drowning Pacific neighbours, Tuvalu climate minister declares". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Tuvalu Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
