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	Biography / Papua New Guinea / Sir Michael Somare
		Michael Somare was the son of Ludwig Somare Sana and Kambe Somare.
		Ludwig Somare was a policeman from 1922 to 1947, rising to the rank of sergeant.
		Somare himself was too young to be allowed to even see the kakars, but was included into the coming down ceremony as the interpreter for the photographer, who was of a suitable age to be attached to the next orob.
	www.polymernotes.org /biographies/PNG_bio_somare.htm (1006 words)

	Offending a friend of Australia. Michael Somare at Brisbane airport by Michael Ekin Smyth. Wordsmyth Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Michael Somare at Brisbane airport by Michael Ekin Smyth.
		Somare is directly behind the PNG court decision that has led to the suspension of the latest, highly generous Australian aid program worth about a billion dollars.
		Michael Somare is an old guy and he has been around a long time.
	www.btinternet.com /~wordsmyth/OffendingAFriend.htm (1373 words)

	Michael Somare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grand Chief The Right Honourable Sir Michael Thomas Somare GCL GCMG CH PC (born 9 April 1936) was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from independence in 1975 until 1980, from 1982 until 1985, and again since 2002.
		Somare was Chief Minister, becoming Prime Minister when self-government was granted in 1973, and was a key figure in the preparations for subsequent independence in 1975 and the preparation and adoption of the Constitution.
		Somare later served as foreign minister for a few months in 1999 and took this position again in July 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Somare (1288 words)

	Forum's new chairman Somare urges support for Pacific Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sir Michael Somare, the new chairman of the Pacific Forum, said last night it would be a mistake and an opportunity lost if Pacific Island leaders do not approve the draft Pacific Plan put before them this week in Port Moresby.
		Somare said, adding that he was aware that some people and organizations had expressed concerns about the Pacific Plan and had asked Pacific Island leaders not to adopt the Plan at this meeting.
		Somare said that the theme for this year’s meeting, Delivering a Prosperous Pacific, served as a reminder that the ultimate objective of these regional cooperative efforts is to better the lives and well-being of Pacific people.
	www.matangitonga.to /article/spnews/pacificislands/somare261005.shtml (507 words)

	AEGiS-AFP News: PNG leader sacks seven ministers amid political crisis - May 18, 2004
		Somare, 68, who led PNG to independence from Australia in 1975, named eight mostly young members of parliament to his cabinet.
		Somare's National Alliance Party holds just 24 seats in the 109-member parliament, but his position was strengthened last week when the main opposition party led by the previous prime minister, Mekere Morata, decided to back the government.
		Parliament resumes Thursday and in addition to the issue of Somare's grace period must tackle a controversial plan to deploy some 300 Australian police and civil servants in PNG to spearhead a major drive against rampant crime and corruption.
	www.aegis.com /news/afp/2004/AF040596.html (625 words)

	Green light for Bougainville case against CRA
		Sir Michael and Mr Momis's exchange was in relation to former prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta (now Opposition Leader) moving to defend investors' confidence in PNG through the Compensation Act and asking for the action to be discontinued.
		Sir Michael said that he was a signatory to the court file in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition when the matter was raised two years ago.
		Sir Michael said that the issue was a court case and should be sorted out in court only.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Company/rio14.htm (827 words)

	PM - Sir Michael Somare elected as PM in PNG
		The first vote was for Speaker and the nominee of Sir Michael Somare's new coalition, Bill Skate, defeated a nominee put forward by some independents, winning by 68 votes to 35.
		SIR MICHAEL SOMARE: The Government's main aim over the next five years will be to create political stability to allow for economic reform to take place.
		SIR MICHAEL SOMARE: Everyone will have to tighten their belts and we in the Government are no exception.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s640681.htm (797 words)

	Politcal FAQ's
		When was Michael Somare sworn in as the the Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea?
		Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare served as the very first Prime Minister from the 16th of September 1975 to the 11th of March 1980.
		Grand Chief, Michael Somare (PM for the third time) with Bill Skate becoming the Speaker of Parliamnet for the second time.
	www.michie.net /png_faqs/05120453_1.shtml (1288 words)

	Papua New Guinea Forum - Sir Michael Begins His Bilateral Meetings
		Sir Michael arrived in Singapore on Thursday night en route to the 11th APEC Leaders’ Summit in Bangkok, Thailand from 20-21 October 2003.
		Sir Michael said that his Singaporean counterpart had expressed his country’s keenness to share ideas with PNG in the areas of privatisation and information technology, as well as making available personnel and technical expertise in the areas of finance and business.
		Sir Michael also thanked the Chinese President for the hospitality that was accorded to Governor-General, Sir Silas Atopare, during his recent visit to China.
	www.pngbd.com /forum/printthread.php?t=8702 (607 words)

	Somare preaches for peace - Fiji Times Online
		Mr Somare, who spoke on the achievement and challenges of the Forum, said capacity building interventions were extended to support the operation of the Leadership Code Commissions and offices of the Ombudsman in member island countries.
		Mr Somare, who may be attending the Forum for the last time this year, said the responsibility of providing good governance for the Pacific region lay with the leaders.
		Mr Somare emphasised how genuine partnerships and consultation must characterise regional effort in the areas of peace and security.
	www.fijitimes.com /story.aspx?id=50491 (583 words)

	Response to the 16th MSG Welcome and Opening Statement by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Rt. Hon. Sir Michael ...
		It is historical because as Sir Michael alluded to, 19 years ago the MSG was born here in Goroka.
		As Sir Michael said, some of the initiatives or ideas that the Pacific Islands Forum are now doing such as the PICTA and PACER came originally from the MSG.
		With Sir Michael’s chairmanship of the MSG coupled with his long political experience and skills, the MSG is in good hands.
	www.pmc.gov.sb /?q=node/17 (1143 words)

	Australian government steps up threats against PNG, Solomon Islands
		Canberra’s unprecedented ban on PNG ministerial visits follows the PNG government’s refusal to deport the Solomon Islands’ attorney-general Julian Moti, who was arrested in PNG on September 29 as he was en route from Singapore to the Solomons.
		Moti’s lawyer has claimed that he was forced to leave the country by PNG soldiers, while Somare has denied any knowledge of the military’s alleged involvement.
		Somare’s public statements opposing Moti’s extradition to Australia have been followed by Sogavare’s threat to expel Australian RAMSI personnel and replace them with forces from the UN or unnamed rival countries.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2006/oct2006/ban-o16.shtml (1446 words)

	Nation page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		PLANN ING Minister Arthur Somare said the Government was delivering on its promise to provide services to rural people when he opened a rubber factory in his electorate.
		Mr Somare stood in for his father Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare to re-commission the Technically Specified Rubber (TSR) factory.
		He recounted the success of the current government in bringing down interest rates from about 20% to 4%, a rate of 2.8% of economic growth, a record-high reserve level of US$660 million (K2 billion), pointing out that the implementation of the govt’s development policies are proving to be successful.
	www.thenational.com.pg /0920/nation5.htm (255 words)

	Michael Costello: Search for the quick fix a deal-breaker with neighbours \| Opinion \| The Australian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In the case of PNG in particular, Australians continue to underestimate - indeed, in many cases are entirely oblivious to - the lingering scars of our past colonial presence and our former doctrines of racial superiority.
		It is easy to scoff and say that that was all a long while ago, but people such as Michael Somare grew up being required to address Europeans as "master" and were addressed by Europeans as "boy".
		Far from being helpful to alternative voices in these countries who may want an end to the corruption and incompetence, it hurts them badly if they are identified as poodles of an Australia that can be branded as bullying and paternalistic.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,20650769^7583,00.html (1178 words)

	Valentine v Michael Thomas Somare [1988-89] PNGLR 241 (21 July 1989) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This was the hearing of an application for judicial review of a decision of the Committee of Review appointed under the Migration Act (Ch No 16) to cancel an entry permit.
		Leave to apply was granted by Andrew AJ: see Valentine v Somare [1988-89] PNGLR 51.
		Apparently he waited for Mr Somare to get back into Government so that if successful in his legal action, the State will pay him the money.
	www.worldlii.org /pg/cases/PNGLR/1988/241.html (2946 words)

	Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Somare Made an Official Visit to China
		Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea made an official visit to the People's Republic of China from Feb. 9 to 11.
		Sir Michael Somare expressed his thanks to the Chinese leaders for their warm welcome and hospitality, as well as China's economic aid to PNG.
		Sir Michael Somare and his delegation were amazed at the new development of Shanghai, and left China with a deep impression that PNG could benefit from its friendly relations and cooperation with China.
	pg.chineseembassy.org /eng/xwdt/t80399.htm (404 words)

	AM - Australia imposes travel ban on Michael Somare
		Upon leaving, Mr Somare said he deeply regretted how a PNG Defence Force plane was used to illegally spirit Julian Moti off to the Solomon Islands.
		Mr Somare said he did not authorise Mr Moti's escape, and said there was no connection between his previous comments that Julian Moti should be given free passage to the Solomons, and the escape that transpired last Tuesday.
		She also said Canberra's ban on Mr Somare visiting Australia is a non-issue, as the PM wasn't planning to go there in the immediate future.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2006/s1765402.htm (700 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| PNG chooses new prime minister
		Parliament in Papua New Guinea has elected veteran politician Sir Michael Somare prime minister for the third time.
		He is an ally of Sir Michael and his election indicated that Sir Michael had gathered enough support to be elected.
		Known as "The Chief", Sir Michael Somare became chief minister of a democratically elected government in 1972 as Australia prepared to grant independence.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2172779.stm (351 words)

	PNGIndustryNews.net - Somare reveals cabinet shake-up
		PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has swung the axe in the latest Cabinet reshuffle with Treasurer Bart Philemon sacked* and Sir Moi Avei removed as Deputy Prime Minister.
		Somare also paid tribute to the five ministers departing the cabinet — Philemon, Aitimeng Buhupe, Mathew Gubag, Brian Pulayasi and Posi Menai.
		Somare touts PNG Govt’s role in ensuring political stability
	www.pngindustrynews.net /storyview.asp?storyid=61467 (422 words)

	AsiaMedia :: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: PM, The National blast ABC over timber report
		PORT MORESBY (The National Online/Pacific Media Watch): Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare and Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch have attacked an MP and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over what they claim is a "vicious" and "unbalanced" report on the timber industry, reports The National.
		Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch and the PNG timber industry have rebuked Huon Gulf MP Zibe and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for what they described as a "most vicious, unbalanced and damaging" news report on the industry.
		Sir Michael Somare said elected representatives were mandated to "govern within the laws of the country for the best outcomes for the people."
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=7495 (923 words)

	Somare Sir Michael - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Somare Sir Michael - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Somare, Sir Michael (1936-), Papua New Guinean politician, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1975-1980, 1982-1985, 2002-).
		More MSN Search results on "Somare Sir Michael"
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Somare_Sir_Michael.html (59 words)

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		Many Papua New Guineans know that Sir Michael Somare is the "Chief" and the Father of the Nation.
		Sir Julius Chan is known as the Father of the Kina (the PNG legal tender), Sir Rabbie Namaliu is an Analyist with visions for stability and good governance, and Paias Wingti is the "PNG Political Genius" and the most feared Strategist.
		Michael Thomas Somare - the current Prime Minister
	www.geocities.com /jmoks12/home.html (226 words)

	PNG Prime Minister to support surfing on the North Coast
		Sir Michael, who boasts about surfing as a child using wooden splinters, claims surfing as a traditional part of Papua New Guinea culture.
		We started when we were in the village, at about nine or 10,” said Sir Michael.
		Sir Michael was impressed and said he would travel to Cairns next year to buy used surfboards for the children of Boram, Kreer, Wewak and Wom.
	www.surfersvillage.com /news.asp?Id_news=15209 (297 words)

	We can live without Aussie aid: PNG \| PerthNow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sir Michael wants to fast-track his country's independence from the $300 million in aid given by the Australian Government.
		Sir Michael has denied knowledge of the flight and launched an investigation that has led to the suspension of a senior public official and three military officers.
		PNG Commerce Minister Arthur Somare, son of Sir Michael, said the forum would have been an appropriate venue to resolve the fall-out from the Moti affair.
	www.news.com.au /perthnow/story/0,21598,20696023-5005361,00.html (514 words)

	Margo Kingston's Webdiary - smh.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		May 14, 2005 10:29 PM Michael Ekin Smyth is an expat Webdiary contributor whose two previous pieces for Webdiary were Horse dung up to our ears and All gods now.
		I'd like to recommend a ritual gesture that may be helpful in this little c...
		What Somare has done is exactly what Sukarno did to the US in 1964.
	webdiary.smh.com.au /archives/michael_ekin_smyth/001012.html (1169 words)

	Pacific Magazine: PNG: Sir Michael Somare Accepts French Invitation To A June Meeting In Paris
		Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has accepted an invitation by the President of France Jacques Chirac to attend the second France-Oceania meeting in Paris in June.
		The meeting, to be held on 26 June 2006, will be chaired by President Chirac and will be attended by Heads of State or governments of 16 Pacific countries.
		Sir Michael conveyed his acceptance through Mr Manent to relay to President Chirac, adding that he would be delivering a keynote address on political stability and security in the region........
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=21025 (166 words)

	AsiaMedia :: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Neville calls on PM to resign over forestry allegations
		PORT MORESBY (The National Online/Pacific Media Watch): Milne Bay Governor Tim Neville has called on Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, to clear his name - or resign - over allegations by a former minister that he was being influenced by a network of timber interests, The National reports.
		Sir Michael last week responded to his former Environment Minister Sasa Zibe¹s claims on a controversial Australian Broadcasting Corporation report as being "sour grapes".
		"This is a former Minister in Sir Michael Somare's cabinet.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=7496 (672 words)

	Sir Michael Somare's four-day tour ends - Fiji Government Online
		Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare’s four-day tour to the nation ended yesterday as he inspected a guard of honour and was farewelled by the Army's brass band at the Nadi International Airport.
		Sir Michael and his wife Lady Veronica will travel to Papua New Guinea from Auckland later tonight ending their historic visit to Fiji.
		With Sir Michael’s current tour to the nation, Fiji has identified further opportunities for economic recovery and growth for narrowing the gap in bilateral trade, a joint statement by the Prime Ministers said.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/page_5314.shtml (361 words)

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