SirWiwa KorowiGCMG | |
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6th Governor-General of Papua New Guinea | |
In office 18 November 1991 – 20 November 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Dennis Young (acting) |
Succeeded by | Silas Atopare |
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Born | (1948-07-07) 7 July 1948 (age 76) |
Sir Wiwa Korowi GCMG (born 7 July 1948) is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the sixth governor-general of Papua New Guinea from November 1991 until November 1997.
Sir Wiwa is from the Southern Highlands. He was a member of the Nationalist Party and was voted by the Parliament to the position of governor-general on 18 November 1991, to fill the position after Vincent Eri had vacated roughly one and a half months earlier.
References
- Lentz, Harris M., III. Heads of States and Governments. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1994. ISBN 0-89950-926-6.
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Preceded byDennis Young (acting) | Governor-General of Papua New Guinea 1991-1997 |
Succeeded bySilas Atopare |
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