Sabino Anastacio is a

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an politician who has been speaker of the

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since January 2013.

Political career

Anastacio was born on 13 April 1953, in Koror. He studied for two years at the

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public university in Hilo, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It is one of ten campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi system. It was founded as Hilo Center at Lyman Hall of the Hilo Boys School in 1945 and ...

. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1977 from the

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. He also studied law in Gonzaga University of Law. His successful run for the

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in 1996 representing Babeldaob and Kayangel. He was vice chair of foreign affairs committee, and member to various other Senate committees. In 1997, Anastacio was appointed by then President

Kuniwo Nakamura was a Palauan politician who served as the president of Palau from 1993 to 2001. He had earlier served as vice president of Palau from 1989 to 1993, under Ngiratkel Etpison. Background and early life Nakamura was the son of a Japanese immigra ...

as Minister of State, and got unanimously confirmed by the

. He served in that role until his election in January 2001 as

Ngchesar Ngchesar, also known as Oldiais, is one of the sixteen states of the nation of Palau in Oceania. History The terraces in the village of Ngerngesang are examples of archaeological sites in the area, through radiocarbon dating, are believed to da ...

State delegate to the

. Anastacio advocates for Palau to switch recognition from

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. He was part of a delegation to

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in 2017. He is a brother of

Ignacio Anastacio Ignacio Anastacio is a Palauan businessman, politician and a former speaker of the House of Delegates of Palau from January 1997 to November 2000. In 1980, Anastacio was elected to House of Delegates of Palau, representing the State of Ngchesar ...

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