John Waiko

John Waiko

John Dademo Waiko, born in the village of Tabara in the Northern Province of Papua New Guinea in 1944 [Waiko, John D., "A Short History of Papua New Guinea", 1993, ISBN 0-19-553164-7. Biographical information on back cover.] [ [http://www.der.org/films/man-without-pigs.html "Man Without Pigs"] , Documentary Educational Ressources] , is a Papua New Guinean historian, anthropologist, playwright and politician.

He obtained a PhD in Social Sciences from the Australian National University, thus becoming the first Papua New Guinean to earn a PhD of any kind. In 1986, he was the first Papua New Guinean to be appointed Professor, and became head of the History department at the University of Papua New Guinea. He has published a number of articles on the history, culture and politics of his country. His book "A Short History of Papua New Guinea" was first published in 1993. [Waiko, John D., "A Short History of Papua New Guinea", 1993, ISBN 0-19-553164-7. Biographical information on back cover.]

He is also the author of a play, "The Unexpected Hawk", published in 1971. [ [http://books.google.fr/books?id=QeTYwho1zOEC&pg=PA524&lpg=PA524&dq=%22The+Unexpected+Hawk%22&source=web&ots=BqbiiHAxz4&sig=M5TUqY9STE8IBsx_cGZsIPPS1Xs&hl=fr Bibliography of John Waiko] "in" G. W. Trompf, "PaybackThe Logic of Retribution in Melanesian Religions", 1994, ISBN 0521416914, p.524] [ [http://epress.anu.edu.au/sspng/mobile_devices/ch18.html "Nationalism and Papua New Guinea Writing"] , "Australian Quarterly", 1971]

In 1992, Waiko was elected to Parliament, beginning his national political career. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2002, before losing his seat in Parliament in the 2002 general election. In the 2007 general election, he stood unsuccessfully for election at the Sohe Open constituency, representing the new Papua New Guinea Party. [ [http://www.pngec.gov.pg/resultsNat2007/SoheOpen.htm PNG Electoral Commission, 2007] ]

Waiko has been the subject of two biographical films. He was the subject of, starred in, and was Associate Producer of, the 1990 film "Man Without Pigs", by Chris Owen. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226712/Man-Without-Pigs/overview "Man Without Pigs (1990)"] , "New York Times"] . In 2007, he stared in "Minister Without Moiney", a short film by Sandra Welkerling, focused on his political career, set against the wider context of Papua New Guinean politics. [ [http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=MINIST&area=all&year=2005 Australian Film Commission] , Australian government website]

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