. "Ngiratkel Etpison (3 May 1925 \u2013 1 August 1997) was a politician from Palau. He was elected the country's president in the 1988 elections, the final elections conducted under a plurality voting system, in which he received just 26% of the votes cast, defeating opponent Roman Tmetuchl by a margin of 31 votes. The near-tie led elections in Palau to be reformed, and after that they were conducted under majority voting, with a second round if no candidate received more than half of all votes cast."@en . "Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Republican Presidential Candidate" . "Ngiratkel Etpison"@en . "1997-08-01Z"^^ . "1993-01-01Z"^^ . . . "1997Z"^^ . "1989-01-01Z"^^ . "5thPresident of Palau" . "1925Z"^^ . . . . "Etpison, Ngiratkel"@en . "1925-05-03Z"^^ . "Rekemesiik"@en .