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Founding of the ULMWP, 2014
Different factions of the West Papuan independence movement united under a single diplomatic umbrella organisation.
What happened
The ULMWP was founded in December 2014, uniting different independence-movement factions; Benny Wenda became chairman in 2017 and was elected President of a West Papua Provisional Government on 17 August 2022. The ULMWP holds observer status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) was founded in December 2014, uniting different factions of the West Papuan independence movement; following a 2017 summit, Benny Wenda was elected ULMWP chairman, and on 17 August 2022 he was elected President of a West Papua Provisional Government. The ULMWP holds observer status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group, a regional intergovernmental organisation.
- United Liberation Movement for West Papua (Wikipedia) link, Organizational Structure, Leadership and International Recognition sections. Source record