Events in the year 2019 in Nauru.
- President
- Baron Waqa (until 27 August)
- Lionel Aingimea (after 27 August)[1]
- Speaker of Parliament
- Cyril Buraman (until 27 August)[2]
- Marcus Stephen (after 27 August)[3]
- 8 January – President Waqa becomes the first world leader to visit Taiwan in 2019, and leaders of both countries promise to strengthen relations.[4]
- 3 February – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that the last four child refugees have left the Australian offshore refugee detention centres, leaving for resettlement in the United States.[5]
- 24 March – The Parliament of Nauru, during a visit by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, passes a resolution rejecting the One China principle.[6]
- 16 May – Nauru becomes a member state of the World Meteorological Organization.[7][8]
- 30 May – Ludwig Scotty wins parliamentary by-election in the Anabar Constituency.[9]
- 20 July – By the end of the 2019 Pacific Games, Nauru wins 34 medals, with 12 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 16 bronze medals.[10]
- 23 August – A Pakistani refugee in Nauru lights himself on fire.[11]
- 24 August – The parliamentary elections and presidential election is held.[12]
- 27 August – Lionel Aingimea is sworn in as president.[13]
- 28 August – Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[14]
- 19 December – Fifteen members of the Nauru 19 are sentenced to jail terms by Judge Daniel Fatiaki after being found guilty in a retrial of charges stemming from a protest in 2015. Charges included rioting and assault.[15]
- 8 May – Sprent Dabwido, former President of Nauru (2011–2013), in Armidale, Australia[16]
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