| 词条 | John Giheno |
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|name = John Giheno |office = Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea |monarch = Elizabeth II |governor_general = Wiwa Korowi |term_start = March 27, 1997 |term_end = June 2, 1997 |predecessor = Julius Chan |successor = Julius Chan |birth_date = 1949 |birth_place = |death_date = 20 March 2017 |death_place = |party = People's Progress Party |alma_mater = |constituency = }}John Giheno (1949 – 20 March 2017) was a Papua New Guinea politician and former government minister.[1] Giheno served as acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from March 27, 1997, until June 2, 1997, following the resignation of then Prime Minister Julius Chan.[2] Prime Minister Julius Chan resigned on March 27, 1997, following a scandal regarding the hiring of foreign mercenaries to fight rebels on the island of Bougainville.[2] The use of mercenaries by the Chan government resulted in a Papua New Guinea Defence Force mutiny codenamed 'Operasen Rausim Kwik' and riots in Bougainville.[2] Chan stated that he resigned to preserve peace in Papua New Guinea.[2] The Cabinet chose John Giheno, who was serving as the mining and petroleum Minister at the time, as acting Prime Minister until new elections could be held.[2][3] Giheno served as Prime Minister as a caretaker until new elections could be held in June 1997.[3] Sixteen government ministers in the Chan government, including both Giheno and Chan, lost their seats in Parliament in the June 1997 general elections. References1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenational.com.pg/former-mp-john-giheno-passes-son-pays-tribute/ |title=Former MP John Giheno passes on, son pays tribute |date=27 March 2017 |website=The National (Papua New Guinea) |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327130622/http://www.thenational.com.pg/former-mp-john-giheno-passes-son-pays-tribute/ |archivedate=27 March 2017 |df= }} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box | title=Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea | before=Julius Chan | after=Julius Chan | years=1997}}{{s-end}}{{PNGPMs}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Giheno, John}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Premier Named in Papua New Guinea|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-28/news/mn-43065_1_prime-minister|work=Associated Press |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=1997-03-28|accessdate=2010-12-30}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|first=|last=|title=Papua New Guinea - Politics|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/138993/politics/|work=Commonwealth Secretariat|publisher=|year=|accessdate=2010-12-30|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229042700/http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/138993/politics/|archivedate=2010-12-29|df=}} 6 : 1949 births|2017 deaths|Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea|Government ministers of Papua New Guinea|Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea|People's Progress Party politicians |
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