Susan Karike

Susan Karike
Born
Susan Hareho Karike

c. 1956
Mei'i, Gulf District, Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Died11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 60–61)
Port Moresby General Hospital
Korobosea, Papua New Guinea
CitizenshipPapua New Guinea
Known forDesigning the flag of Papua New Guinea

Susan Hareho Karike Huhume (c. 1956–11 April 2017) was a Papua New Guinean housewife, who, as a schoolgirl, designed the colours of her country's national flag.

Karike married Nanny Huhume and they had four children and twelve grandchildren.[1][2] She died in April 2017 following a stroke and was buried on 28 July 2017.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b MARIORI, BRADLEY (17 September 2019). "National flag still belongs to Susan, husband says".
  2. ^ a b "PNG's National flag designer passes on". One Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 14 May 2021.