Somare, the controversial father of PNG

By Don Woolford
Updated February 26 2021 - 7:49am, first published 7:46am
Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Michael Somare has died of pancreatic cancer at 84.
Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Michael Somare has died of pancreatic cancer at 84.

Whatever Michael Somare may have done in almost half a century in politics, he deserved the title Father of the Nation for his critical role in the years leading to Papua New Guinea's independence.

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