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Julius Chan Biography and Timeline

Follow Julius Chan through 5 dated historical records for Papua New Guinea.

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Julius Chan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1980–1997Years on this page

1980

11 March 1980

Prime Minister Takes Office

Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government / Government of Papua New Guinea

Julius Chan becomes Prime Minister after Somare loses parliamentary support

Role range: 1980-1982

1982

2 August 1982

First Premiership Ends

Sir · Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government / Government of Papua New Guinea

Chan leaves office after the 1982 election

Role range: 1980-1982

1994

30 August 1994

Second Premiership Begins

Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government / Government of Papua New Guinea

Julius Chan returns as Prime Minister after Wingti leaves office

Role range: 1994-1997

1997

27 March 1997

Second Premiership Suspended

Sir · Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government / Government of Papua New Guinea

Chan steps aside during the Sandline affair and political crisis

Role range: 1994-1997

2 June 1997

Prime Minister Restored

Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government / Government of Papua New Guinea

Chan resumes office briefly before the 1997 election transition

Role range: 1997-1997

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.