Lazarus Salii

Lazarus Eitaro Salii
Lazarus Eitaro Salii
2nd President of Palau
Vice President	Thomas Remengesau Sr.
Preceded by	Alfonso Oiterong
Succeeded by	Thomas Remengesau Sr.
Personal details
Born	17 November 1936; Angaur, Palau
Died	20 August 1988 (aged 51); Koror, Palau
Political party	Ta Belau
Spouse	Tina Salii

Lazarus Eitaro Salii (17 November 1936 – 20 August 1988) was a politician from Palau. He served as the second elected^[1] President of Palau from 25 October 1985 until he committed suicide on 20 August 1988, amid bribery allegations.^[2]

Salii was elected to the Senate of Micronesian Congress.^[3] He was involved in the Palau Constitutional Convention of 1978. After the Constitution took effect in 1981, he became an ambassador until 1984, when he became a senator, representing Koror in the Palau National Congress.

When President Haruo Remeliik was assassinated on 30 June 1985, Salii was elected in August to finish his term of office (although Thomas Remengesau and then Alfonso Oiterong served in the interim). Following his suicide by gunshot in 1988, he was succeeded by Vice President Remengesau as president for the remainder of his term, followed by Ngiratkel Etpison as the fifth president.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Embattled Island", Arnold H. Leibowitz. 1996
^ "Second President of Palau Is Found Shot to Death," New York Times, 21 August 1988
^ https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0019/4520735.pdf
^ "Index Sa". rulers.org. Retrieved Aug 3, 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Alfonso Oiterong	President of Palau 1985–1988	Succeeded by Thomas Remengesau Sr.

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[auto-1] "Embattled Island", Arnold H. Leibowitz. 1996

[2] "Second President of Palau Is Found Shot to Death," New York Times, 21 August 1988

[3] ttps://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0019/4520735.pdf

[4] "Index Sa". rulers.org. Retrieved Aug 3, 2019.

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