Michael Somare
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Michael Somare was a Papua New Guinean statesman and independence leader widely regarded as the "father of the nation" for his central role in guiding Papua New Guinea to self-government and serving multiple terms as its prime minister.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Somare canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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independence leader ⓘ politician ⓘ prime minister ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Logohu
NERFINISHED
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Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-02-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sepik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Somare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Pangu Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasChild | Arthur Somare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | drafting Papua New Guinea’s constitution ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentDuring | Papua New Guinea independence in 1975 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Grand Chief
NERFINISHED
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Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Pangu Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Papua New Guinea independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | father of the nation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Papua New Guinea to independence
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serving as first prime minister of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
1980-03-11
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1985-11-21 ⓘ 2011-12-13 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
1975-09-16
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1982-08-02 ⓘ 2002-08-05 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | National Parliament of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Wewak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea
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Governor of East Sepik Province ⓘ Leader of the Opposition of Papua New Guinea ⓘ Minister for Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea ⓘ Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Veronica Somare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
radio broadcaster
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teacher ⓘ |
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