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Michael Somare

Papua New Guinean politician (1936–2021)

Sir Michael Thomas SomareGCL GCMG CH CF SSI KStJ KSG PC (9 April 1936 – 25 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician.

Widely called the "father of the nation" (Tok Pisin: Papa blo kantri), he was the first Prime Minister after independence. At the time of his death, Somare was also the longest-serving prime minister, having been in office for 17 years over three separate terms: from 1975 to 1980; from 1982 to 1985; and from 2002 to 2011.

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Autobiographical account of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare's life up to his country's independence in 1975.

Sana: an autobiography of Michael Somare ; Author: Somare, Michael, Sir, 1936-2021 ; Description: Port Moresby: Niugini Press, 1975; vii, 152 p., [20] p.

His political career spanned from 1968 until his retirement in 2017. Besides serving as PM, he was minister of foreign affairs, leader of the opposition and governor of East Sepik Province.

He served in a variety of positions.

His base was not primarily in political parties but in East Sepik Province, the area that elected him. During his political career he was a member of the House of Assembly and after independence in 1975 the National parliament