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Sep 17, 2015 · A former Australian colony celebrates a milestone. It passed quietly in Australia but Papua New Guinea celebrated 40 years of independence from Australian colonial rule on September 16. Papua New ...
The United States recognized Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, when Robert D. Ray, Governor of Iowa and personal representative of President Gerald Ford, presented a letter to that effect from President Ford to the Government of Papua New Guinea at its independence ceremonies. The new state of Papua New Guinea was comprised of New Guinea ...
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 ...
Aug 9, 2018 · Indonesia engaged in a 50-year genocide against West Papuan natives, in which nearly 25% of the population was killed. Because Papua New Guinea supported Indonesia, this caused a massive backlash from its Oceania neighbors against Papua New Guinea. To ease tensions, Papua New Guinea allowed 138 West Papuan refugees to gain citizenship.
Bismarck Archipelago. / 5.000°S 150.100°E / -5.000; 150.100. The Bismarck Archipelago ( German: Bismarck-Archipel, pronounced ['bɪsmɑrk ˌaʁçiˈpeːl]) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square km.
New Guinea, located just 100 miles north of Australia, is the world's second largest island after Greenland, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded around 5000 B.C.E. The name Papua has also been long-associated with the island. The western half of the island contains the ...
