Toroama Pays Tribute

President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Ishmael Toroama, said the Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare was the seed of this nation.

An emotional President Toroama said this when paying his respects at Sir Michael’s haus krai.

The President and his people presented traditional gifts from Bougainville that are symbolic in times of mourning, to East Sepik Governor Allan Bird.

He honoured late Sir Michael as the nation’s founding father, and thanked him for his role in the Bougainville Peace Agreement that was signed in 2002, when late Sir Michael became Prime Minister.

He said the late Grand chief was still Prime Minister when his government oversaw the formation of the Autonomous Bougainville Government on June 1, 2005, where Late Joseph Kabui was elected the first President of the Autonomous Region.




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