The Rabaul Strike of 25 January 1929 was the first ever industrial strike in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. It was led by

Sumsuma Sumsuma (1903?–1965), the leader of the Rabaul Strike of 1929 was from Sasa village on Boang Island and Tefa Island in the Tanga Islands of New Ireland Province New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg (german: Neu-Mecklenburg), and No ...

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1920s in Papua New Guinea January 1929 events 1929 labor disputes and strikes {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub