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The Papua New Guinea Revival Party was a political party in Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2003.

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Papua New Guinea constitutional monarchy in Oceania

Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.

It was founded in January 2002 by John Pundari upon his resignation from the governing People's Democratic Movement following his sacking as foreign minister. [1] Pundari contested and lost the Enga Provincial seat at the 2002 election, but new candidate Roy Biyama won in Middle Fly Open. [2]

John Pundari politician

John Pundari is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been Speaker of the National Parliament (1997–1999), Deputy Prime Minister (1999) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2001).

The People's Democratic Movement is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded by Paias Wingti in 1985, after his faction left the Pangu Party. Wingti served as prime minister from 1985 to 1988 and from 1992 to 1994. He was later replaced as leader by Mekere Morauta who also served as prime minister during his leadership of the PDM from 1999 to 2002.

Biyama had defected to the People's Action Party by mid-2003. [3] The party was deregistered in 2003. [4]

The People's Action Party is a right-of-centre political party in Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex-foreign minister severs ties with ruling party". PNG Post-Courier. 1 February 2002.
  2. ↑ "Western votes in team of new faces". PNG Post Courier. 29 July 2002.
  3. ↑ "Papua New Guinea cabinet reshuffled". The National. 4 August 2003.
  4. ↑ "41 parties registered". PNG Post Courier. 3 March 2012.
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