Nauru became self-governing in January 1966, and following a two-year constitutional convention it became independent in 1968 under founding president Hammer DeRoburt.
Nauru fíxose autónomo en xaneiro de 1966, e logo dunha convención constitucional de dous anos, fíxose independente en 1968, baixo a presidencia do fundador Hammer DeRoburt.