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A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville, [1] an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, between 23 November and 7 December 2019.The referendum question presented a choice between greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea and full independence; voters voted overwhelmingly (98.31%) for independence.
Bougainville voted for independence under a 2001 peace process in a referendum five years ago but PNG's parliament is yet to endorse it. A New Zealand mediator was recently appointed on the matter.
My Bougainville is the anthem of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. The anthem was officially adopted in 2018. The anthem was officially adopted in 2018. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is sung to the tune of " The Song of Australia ", the melody of which was composed by Carl Linger .
The party's creation was announced on 6 April 2005 by James Tanis, who invited rebel leader Francis Ona to lead the group. Tanis had been the Bougainville Peace Minister and vice-president of the Bougainville People's Congress. Tanis stated he wanted the party to represent the "independence aspirations of the Bougainville people". [1]
The election received the support and participation of most former independence fighters. [4] The Papua New Guinea government provided US$3.7 million to the Autonomous Bougainville Government to run the election, and it was agreed to temporarily move the provincial capital to Buka after the previous capital Arawa was largely destroyed during ...
Bougainville has been inhabited by humans for at least 29,000 years, according to evidence obtained from Kilu Cave on Buka Island. [11] Until about 10,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Maximum, there was a single island referred to as "Greater Bougainville" that spanned from the northern tip of Buka Island to the Nggela Islands north of Guadalcanal.
Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire were the first Europeans to sight present-day Bougainville, skirting Takuu Atoll and Nissan Island in 1616. In 1643, another Dutch expedition led by Abel Tasman was the first to make contact with the islanders and describe their appearance.