Who was the GG during the Sandline Crisis?

Trevor
30/06/2012

The Governor General during the Sandline Crisis was Sir Wiwa Korowi.  On the 17th of March 1997 at around 9am Brigadier General Jerry Singirok and a truckload of soldiers went to Government House to brief Governor General Sir Wiwa Korowi on the General's actions and his reasons over canceling the Defence Force’s involvement with Sandline International and his call for the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan, his deputy and Finance Minister Chris Haiveta and Defence Minister Mathias Ijape.

 

Brigadier General Jerry Singirok, MBE, was the Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) at the time

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