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...

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...

Somare is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Somare, Papua New Guinean politician Michael Somare (1936–2021), Papua New Guinean...

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...

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...

up Justin Haiara was dismissed by the National Court. Prime Minister Michael Somare gave him major parliamentary responsibilities after his win in 2007:...

generally committed to support the government". It is claimed that Michael Somare became the first official leader of the opposition in 1968. Politics...

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...

an active opposition leader during the successive governments of Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill, especially focusing on the politics of natural resources...

spoken in the country. In 2006, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare stated that "Papua New Guinea has 832 living languages (languages, not...

time, from 1982 to 1984, by this time beginning his long alliance with Michael Somare, who was prime minister at that time and served as foreign minister...

"living national icons", along with politician Michael Somare and philosopher Bernard Narokobi. Michael was born in Papua New Guinea. His mother Alice...

Open seat, joining Michael Somare's Pangu Party. He served as Minister for Civil Aviation from 1978 until the defeat of the first Somare government in 1980...

The Pangu Party led by Prime Minister Michael Somare emerged as the largest in the National Parliament. Somare subsequently formed a coalition government...

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...

O'Neill appointed his Cabinet on 9 August 2017. With Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare having been hospitalised for a serious heart condition, leadership of...

June 2007. Michael Somare was reelected Prime Minister, a position he also held in the country's first parliament after independence. Somare has held power...

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...

Congress Party (PNC) became a coalition partner in the government of Michael Somare and Skate became Speaker of the National Parliament. He was appointed...

Alliance Party of Michael Somare, resulting in protests from Wenge; however, this did not occur after Wenge agreed to support Somare. In September 2002...

university's library is known as the Michael Somare Library, named after the country's first Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare. Multiple sources have included...

with Moi Avei, Bart Philemon and Masket Iangalio, who then invited Sir Michael Somare to lead them to the 1997 elections after he had been sacked as leader...

Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier by Prime Minister Michael Somare upon the creation of the provincial government in 1976. Dambui remained...

Guinea became independent on 16 September 1975 with Michael Somare as the first prime minister. Somare had previously been Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea...

elections saw the formation of a ministry headed by Chief Minister Michael Somare, who pledged to lead PNG to self-government and then to independence...

May 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2008. "The Father of Palestine". "Sir Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'Father of the Nation', dies aged 84". the Guardian...

Bonai, Indonesian footballer Ricky Kambuaya, Indonesian footballer Michael Somare, former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Heather Watson, English female...

Magne Bondevik (2000) – lost a "cabinet question" Imran Khan (2022) Michael Somare (1980) Paias Wingti (1988) Sam Abal (2011) Fernando Zavala (2017) Jan...

Minister for Defence under Michael Somare from 2007 to 2011. He crossed to the People's National Congress after Somare's 2011 ouster, and was re-elected...

of prime minister, the National Alliance coalition government led by Michael Somare was superseded by the PNC Party led Peter O'Neill coalition alongside...