Papua New Guinea Gets Independence
Documents Independence Day of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, comparing the pageantry of local celebrations with the official ceremony in the capital. Also provides historical background about the area's 19th-century colonization by Holland, Germany, and Great Britain.
Dennis O'Rourke
Writer, Director
Anton Kaut
NBC Newsreader
Sir John Guise
Governor General (1975 - 1977)
Michael Somare
Prime Minister
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