The World - News from Nov. 22, 1985
Michael Somare, prime minister of Papua New Guinea for eight of its 10 years of independence from Australia, was ousted from office in a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Somare, 49, lost on a 57-51 vote. Chosen to succeed him was Paias Wingti, 34, his former deputy who defected from the ruling coalition last March. The opposition based the no-confidence move on the government’s economic management and budget.
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