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Johnson Koli
Johnson Koli (born 13 November 1953) is a Solomon Islands politician who served a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands between 1997 and 2010, representing the East Guadalcanal constituency. He served as Minister of Health and Medical Services in Prime Minister Derek Sikua's Cabinet of the Solomon Islands, Cabinet until May 2009, when he was transferred to the position of Minister for Women, Youth, and Children. ''Solomon Times'', May 6, 2009 References Member page at Parliament website 1953 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands People from Guadalcanal Province He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands. The islands have been settled since at least some time between 30,000 and 28,800 BCE, with later waves of migrants, notably the Lapita people, mixing and producing the modern indigenous Solomon Islanders population. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit them. Though not named by Mendaña, it is believed that the islands were called ''"the Solomons"'' by those who later receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |