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Ishmael Toroama (born 28 February 1969) is a Bougainvillean politician who was elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2020. [1] He is a former commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army .
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is seeking international investors to re-open one of the world's biggest copper mines, with Marape backing his authority on Wednesday to make business ...
A presidential and parliamentary election was held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville between 12 August and 1 September 2020. [1] 440 candidates were contesting the 40 seats in the Bougainville House of Representatives, including 25 competing to be President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. [2]
A presidential and parliamentary election will be held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville between 2 September and 8 September 2025. [1] A total of 46 seats will be contested in the Bougainville House of Representatives following the introduction of five single-member constituency seats. [2]
The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui, [1] who was elected in June 2005, following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War.Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on 7 June 2008, [1] and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held.
Bougainville is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. At regional level, Bougainville elects a President and a House of Representatives. [1] A non-binding independence referendum was held in 2019. In this referendum, 98% of voters voted in favour of independence. [2]
Ishmael Toroama, a former rebel leader, was elected president of Bougainville on 23 September 2020. [ 34 ] Negotiations between Papua New Guinea and Bougainville began on 17 May 2021. [ 35 ]
Toroama warned that anything short of independence was not an option for Bougainville. [35] In the meantime, Toroama launched the Independence Ready Mission to prepare the region for independence. He expressed hope of obtaining self-government by 2022, a prelude to full sovereignty.