Hou had tried to bribe MPs. Deputy Prime Minister John Maneniaru and Education Minister Dean Kuku were terminated, with Police Minister Lanelle Tanagada opting to resign. Malaita Province, however, continued to be supported by Taiwan and the United States, the latter sending US$25 million of aid to the island in 2020. The premier of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani, also held an independence referendum in 2020 which the national government has dismissed as illegitimate. Riots broke out in November 2021 during which anti-government protesters, most of them from Malaita Province, burnt down buildings adjoining the Solomon Islands Parliament Building, while also looting Honiara's Chinatown. Sogavare himself resisted calls to resign, warning that the rioters would "face consequences" while also accusing them of being "politically motivated". Australia responded to the unrest by deploying Australian Federal Police and Australian Defence Force personnel following a request from the Sogavare government under the Australia-Solomon Islands Bilateral Security Treaty. Papua New Guinea and Fiji also sent peacekeepers. On 6 December 2021, he survived a motion of no confidence in the National Parliament. Church dedication Sogavare dedicated the Sogavare Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in memory of his father Sagavare Loko. References External links |- |- |- |- 1955 births Finance Ministers of the Solomon Islands Independent politicians of the Solomon Islands Leaders of the Opposition (Solomon Islands) Living people Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party politicians People from Choiseul Province People from Oro Province People's Progressive Party (Solomon Islands) politicians Prime Ministers of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Seventh-day Adventists Solomon Islands Social Credit Party politicians