John Ngiraked

John Obeldabl Ngiraked was a Palauan politician.

John Obeldabl Ngiraked
President of Senate of Micronesian Congress
In office
January 1989 – November 1992
Preceded byTosiwo Nakayama
Succeeded byAmata Kabua
In office
July 1967 – 1969
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTosiwo Nakayama
Personal details
Born1932
Ngiwal

Ngiraked was born in 1932 in Ngiwal. He attended George Washington High School in Guam.[1]

Ngiraked was elected in 1965 to the Congress of Micronesia. He was elected as the president of the upper chamber in July 1965, but was replaced by Tosiwo Nakayama in the same month.[2] He was re-elected as president again from July 1967[3] to 1969. Roman Tmetuchl was his political rival for a senate seat in the 1970 elections to the Congress of Micronesia.[4]

Ngiraked ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of Palau in the elections of 1980, but lost to Haruo Remeliik.[4] In 1984, before Remeliik's reelection, Ngiraked declared that Remeliik's government was in despair and called on the president to resign.[4] Remeliik was assassinated in June 1985.

Ngiraked was appointed and confirmed as the Minister of State of Lazarus Salii from 1985 to 1988.[4][5] He acknowledged his involvement in the three months of violence in Palau in 1987.[4] He unsuccessfully tried to acquire the Ta Belau party nomination for President to succeed Lazarus Salii in 1988.[5] He ran again unsuccessfully for the presidency of Palau in the 1988 elections without Ta Belau backing.[4]

In March 1993, after findings of a special prosecutor, and a trial,[6] Ngiraked and his wife were found guilty of aiding and abetting the assassination of President Remeliik in June 1985.[5][7] In March 2000, he claimed responsibility for the conspiracy to kill Remeliik.[8]

Ngiraked is the author of Heritage Belau (1999).

Ngiraked died sometime before 2005.[9]

References
  1. "Micronesian Reporter, 1964". Public Information Office, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 1964.
  2. Meller, Norman. THE CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA - Development of the Legislative Process in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. ISBN 9780824883683.
  3. Commissioner, Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) Office of the High (1967). "Annual Report, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the Secretary of the Interior". U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. Shuster, Donald. "Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, I July 1991 to 30 June 1992".
  5. Leibowitz, Arnold (16 February 1996). "Embattled Island: Palau's Struggle for Independence". Greenwood Publishing Group.
  6. United States Congress House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies (1995). "Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1996: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred FourthCongress, First Session". U.S. Government Printing Office.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Europa Publications (2002). "The Far East and Australasia 2003". Psychology Press.
  8. Shuster, Donald R. (2002). Roman Tmetuchl: A Palauan Visionary. Roman Tmetuchl Family Trust. p. 129. ISBN 982-9064-01-8.
  9. "2020 Palau 12 Civil Appeal 19-023" (PDF). Supreme Court of Palau.
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