Michael Somare

Sir Michael Thomas Somare  (9 April 1936 – 26 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician. His career lasted from 1968 until his retirement in 2017. He was the longest serving Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (17 years). He was the country's first Prime Minister."Somare – A political survivor", Rowan Callick, Islands Business, May 2008

Somare died on 26 February 2021 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from pancreatic cancer, aged 84.

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Other websites
Prime Minister Michael Somare addresses  the General Assembly of the United Nations, 27 September 2010 (video; transcript)

Category:1936 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Category:Prime ministers of Papua New Guinea