Kosrae State Constitution Day2026 · Date · History
Kosrae law lists Kosrae State Constitution Day on 11 January and provides a mechanism for written holiday-date adjustments.
About Kosrae State Constitution Day
Kosrae State Constitution Day is a Kosrae State government holiday observed on January 11.
The date corresponds to the Kosrae Constitution taking effect at noon on January 11, 1984.
Why Kosrae State Constitution Day matters
Kosrae State Code §2.501 lists the day among government holidays for celebration on the indicated date.
The same section provides a mechanism for the Governor, after consultation with the Speaker and Chief Justice, to move a weekend holiday to an appropriate workday or to a preceding/succeeding Monday or Friday.
History of Kosrae State Constitution Day
The Kosrae Constitution took effect at noon on January 11, 1984.
Current Kosrae State law lists Constitution Day on January 11 as a government holiday.
The reviewed legal sources establish the constitutional effective date and current holiday status but do not separately document the first completed holiday celebration.
The legal scope is Kosrae State government; it should not be generalized into an automatic FSM-wide private-sector closure.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Kosrae State Legislature / Kosrae State law
Kosrae State Code Title 2 §2.501
Kosrae State Government
The holiday is embedded in the state-government holiday code, including the mechanism for observed-date directives.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
5 fields not established in reviewed sources
Also known as
Kosrae Constitution Day
How to Observe Kosrae State Constitution Day
Read the Kosrae Constitution and learn about its institutions and transition provisions.
Use current state government notices when an observed weekday may shift because January 11 falls on a weekend.
If planning work, travel or services, distinguish Kosrae State government holiday rules from federal FSM and private-sector arrangements.
Discuss constitutional history descriptively without implying legal advice about a specific person’s employment rights.
Kosrae State Constitution Day Facts
Kosrae State Constitution Day is January 11.
For Kosrae State Constitution Day, the Kosrae Constitution took effect at noon on January 11, 1984.
Kosrae State Code §2.501 lists the day as a state government holiday.
The statute allows certain observed-date adjustments through written directive.
The reviewed sources do not establish the first completed holiday celebration as a separate historical event.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
Kosrae Constitution Article XVI
Kosrae State Code Title 2 §2.501
Kosrae State Government
FSM Legal Information System — Kosrae Constitution Article XVI (opens in a new tab)
State Constitution
FSM Legal Information System — Kosrae State Code §2.501 (opens in a new tab)
State Law
Kosrae State Legislature — Constitution and code resources (opens in a new tab)
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is Kosrae State Constitution Day?
11 January; observed-date adjustments may be directed when necessary The documented recurrence rule is: 11 January.
Does Kosrae State Constitution Day fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is Kosrae State Constitution Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia / state government holiday. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Kosrae State Constitution Day?
The reviewed sources identify Kosrae State Legislature / Kosrae State law as the proclaiming or establishing body. Current facilitation or coordination is recorded as Kosrae State Government.
Is Kosrae State Constitution Day international or country-specific?
This observance is specific to Micronesia Federated States Of. Its fuller verified scope is: Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia / state government holiday.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-25.
When is Kosrae State Constitution Day?
January 11.
Why January 11?
The Kosrae Constitution took effect at noon on January 11, 1984.
Is it a government holiday?
Yes. Kosrae State Code lists it as a Kosrae State government holiday.
Is it automatically an FSM-wide private-sector holiday?
No such generalization is made. The reviewed legal provision is specifically a Kosrae State government-holiday rule.
Can the observed workday move?
The state code allows written directives for certain weekend or adjacent-day adjustments under the conditions stated in the law.
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