Papua New Guinea’s"father of the nation" and first prime minister Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare is in critical condition in a Port Moresby hospital and under palliative care.
The family of the 84-year-old has released a statement “so the public knows the exact extent of this terrible illness”.“It is with sadness that I advise… the serious illness pancreatic cancer that has befallen our father, Sir Michael, it is at a critical stage and we as a family, along with his medical teams, are giving him the utmost care that he deserves,” the family said in a statement.
Mr Somare served as PNG’s prime minister four times. He held the post for 17 years in total, making him the country's longest-serving leader. He also served as foreign minister, leader of the opposition and governor of East Sepik.Australia put Helal 'Spicy' Uddin in detention. Papua New Guinea deported him. Then he returned
He was the first chief minister at the end of Australian colonial rule and helped found the Pangu Party, which led PNG to independence in 1975. He was born in Rabaul in East New Britain in 1936 and grew up in his father’s villages in the East Sepik, which formed his power base.“We take this opportunity to thank the many Papua New Guineans that have sent in their well wishes and prayers for the health and wellbeing of Sir Michael and Lady Veronica,” the family statement said.
Did he have the JAB?
SBS Surely it’s diagnosed as covid.
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