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Papua New Guinea
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- Wikipedia
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- en
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_GuineaAccessed 23 September 2026
Editorial annotation
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the 1971-73 self-government process: the March 1971 House of Assembly recommendation for self-governance, the July 1971 renaming to Papua New Guinea, Michael Somare's election as Chief Minister in the July 1972 general election, self-government achieved 1 December 1973, the Constituent Assembly's 5 June 1975 rejection (57-26) of a republic amendment, and its formal adoption of the Constitution on 15 August 1975.