General elections were held in Papua and New Guinea for the first time on 10 November 1951. The Legislative Council was formed following the amalgamation...

The governor-general of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Gavena-Jeneral bilong Papua Niugini) is the representative of the Papua New Guinean monarch, currently...

The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent. The written...

The Papua conflict (Indonesian: Konflik Papua) is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea (Papua) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement (Indonesian:...

early as 1972. At the 1972 Papua New Guinean general election in July, Michael Somare is elected as the first Papua New Guinean Chief Minister of the Territory...

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Papua New Guinea. It originated from the Australian...

minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Prai Minista bilong Papua Niugini) is Papua New Guinea's head of government, consequent on...

General elections were held in Papua and New Guinea on 2 October 1954. The 29-member Legislative Council consisted of the Administrator, 16 civil servants...

General elections were held in Papua and New Guinea on 31 August 1957. The 29-member Legislative Council consisted of the Administrator, 16 civil servants...

General elections were held in Papua and New Guinea on 27 August 1960. The 29-member Legislative Council consisted of the Administrator, 16 civil servants...