- Vincent Eri
Sir Vincent Serei Eri, GCMG (
September 12 ,1936 inMoveave ,Gulf Province ,Papua New Guinea —May 25 ,1993 inPort Moresby , Papua New Guinea) was a Governor General of Papua New Guinea and is often cited as being the first Papua New Guinean national to write a novel, "The Crocodile" in English. It was published in 1970 butLigeremaluoga is quoted as having published a book called "The Erstwhile Savage" in 1932. It was an account of his life up until approximately 1932.Life
He attended the
University of Papua New Guinea . Upon graduation, he worked as a school teacher and later became Director of Education. In 1975, he was appointed Papua New Guinea's first Consul General inAustralia . He later was the founder of the People's Action Party in 1986 and a member of the National Parliament.He succeeded
Kingsford Dibela as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea on February 27, 1990. Shortly after taking office, he was faced with a constitutional crisis. Deputy Prime Minister Ted Diro had been found guilty of corruption. The constitution required the Governor-General to dismiss him, but he did not. This created some controversy, and there were calls for Eri himself to leave office, which he did not. Ultimately, Prime MinisterRabbie Namaliu sent a formal request to Queen Elizabeth II to replace him. On October 4, 1991, before Namaliu's request could be acted upon, Eri resigned from office. He died at his home in Port Moresby on May 25, 1993, at the age of 57, leaving six children.ee also
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Culture of Papua New Guinea References
*Lentz, Harris M., III. "Heads of States and Governments". Jefferson, NC:McFarland & Company, 1994. ISBN 0-88950-926-6.
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3D9143DF934A15756C0A965958260 Vincent Serei Eri, 57, Leader in Papua Land]Persondata
NAME=Eri, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Papua New Guinean politician and novelist
DATE OF BIRTH=September 12 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH=Moveave ,Gulf Province ,Papua New Guinea
DATE OF DEATH=May 25 1993
PLACE OF DEATH=Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
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