8 January – President Waqa becomes the first world leader to visit Taiwan in 2019, and leaders of both countries promise to strengthen relations.[4]
3 February – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that the last four child refugees have left the Australian offshore refugee detention centres, leaving for resettlement in the United States.[5]
27 August – Lionel Aingimea is sworn in as president.[13]
28 August – Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[14]
19 December – Fifteen members of the Nauru 19 are sentenced to jail terms by Judge Daniel Fatiaki after being found guilty in a retrial of charges stemming from a protest in 2015. Charges included rioting and assault.[15]
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^"Nauruans vote today". Loop Nauru (Press release). August 24, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^"Lionel Aingimea is new President of Nauru". Loop Nauru. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^"Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital". Loop Nauru. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^Davidson, Helen (December 19, 2019). "Nauru 19 members jailed over protest against crackdown on opposition MPs". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^"Former Nauru president Sprent Dabwido dies aged 46". SBS News. 8 May 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.