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Detailed explanation-1: -Somare was Papua New Guinea’s longest-serving leader after it became independent of Australia in 1975. A file photo of Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea’s first Prime Minister. Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the South Pacific island nation’s first Prime Minister, has died.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Michael Thomas Somare GCL GCMG CH CF SSI KStJ KSG PC (9 April 1936 – 26 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Widely called the “father of the nation” (Tok Pisin: papa blo kantri), he was the first Prime Minister after independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Papua New Guinea’s ‘founding father’ and four-time prime minister, Sir Michael was universally acclaimed as a global environmentalist through his commitment to the advancement of tropical rainforest conservation. Grand Chief Sir Michael was internationally respected for his wisdom.