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Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare, GCL, GCMG, CH, CF, KStJ, PC, was born 9 April 1936. He is the States man of Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Sir Michael was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2011; he had previously been Prime Minister from independence in 1975 until 1980 and again from 1982 until 1985. Somare's first two terms were as a member of the Pangu Party, but he then became leader of the National Alliance Party. He was re-elected as Prime Minister in the 2007 election, and his family announced his resignation due to ill health in June 2011. On 12 December 2011, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered that Somare be reinstated as Prime Minister, ruling that his successor, Peter O'Neill, was not lawfully appointed. Wikipedia |
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