When did PNG gain Indpendence?

Trevor
14/08/2015

The nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia on 16 September 1975. Officiating at the main ceremony held in Port Moresby were His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch); Sir John Kerr, Governor-General of Australia; Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam; and Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea, Michael Somare, who became the country's first Prime Minister. The new country became a constitutional monarchy with membership of the British Commonwealth.

 

-- http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs261.aspx

Tags: Gough Whitlam, indpendence, John kerr, michael somare, Prince Charles
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