Sir Michael Thomas Somare GCL GCMG CH (9 April 1936 – 26 February 2021) was the first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, serving from 1975 to 1980 and again from 1982 to 1985 and from 2002 to 2011. Background and Early Life: Born in Rabaul, New Guinea Territory, on April 9, 1936. Belonged to the Sepik people, an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea. Received his early education at the...
The Founding Father and The First President of Papua New Guinea
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