Sir Michael Thomas Somare GCL GCMG CH CF SSI KStJ KSG PC (9 April 1936 – 25 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Widely called the "father...
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between Peter O'Neill of the People's National Congress Party and Sir Michael Somare of the National Alliance Party; the latter eventually supported O'Neill...
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Somare is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Somare, Papua New Guinean politician Michael Somare (1936–2021), Papua New Guinean...
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Jeffery Nape (category Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George)
ousted Prime Minister Michael Somare, known as the "Grand Chief" and the "father of the nation", from Parliament. Nape ruled that Somare had missed three consecutive...
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2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis was a dispute between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill. Both claimed to be Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea...
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up Justin Haiara was dismissed by the National Court. Prime Minister Michael Somare gave him major parliamentary responsibilities after his win in 2007:...
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by Michael Somare on 7 December 2010. He further became acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on 13 December 2010, when Prime Minister Somare stepped...
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Veronica Somare (née Kaiap; born 1946), known as Lady Somare, is a former first lady of Papua New Guinea. Her husband, Sir Michael Somare, was the country's...
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generally committed to support the government". It is claimed that Michael Somare became the first official leader of the opposition in 1968. Politics...
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Julius Chan (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George)
the country's first prime minister, Michael Somare. He served as prime minister until 2 August 1982, when Somare regained the position. He succeeded Prime...
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