title: 1981 in Palau
text: # 1981 in Palau
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1981 in the Republic of Palau.
  
  ## Events
  
  * January 1 – Palau was proclaimed in the Palau Islands of Micronesia.
  * March 2 - Haruo Remeliik takes office as the first President of Palau
  * August 18 - Palau Congressional Library was established.
  