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Bougainville (/ ˈ b oʊ ɡ ən v ɪ l / BOH-gən-vil; [3] Tok Pisin: Bogenvil [4] [5]), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville [6] (Tok Pisin: Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil), is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a
Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) [1] is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,300 km 2 (3,600 sq mi). The highest point is Mount Balbi , on the main island, at 2,715 m (8,907 ft).
An autonomous region of the Philippines (Filipino: rehiyong awtonomo ng Pilipinas) is a first-level administrative division that has the authority to control a region's culture and economy. The Constitution of the Philippines allows for two autonomous regions: in the Cordilleras and in Muslim Mindanao .
autonomous region Bougainville (2000) [34] Philippines: rehiyong awtonomus autonomous region Bangsamoro (2019) [35] Portugal: região autónoma autonomous region Azores (1976) · Madeira (1976) [8] Russia: respublika (autonomous) republic
The Bougainville Executive Council is the cabinet of the Autonomous Bougainville Government, chaired by the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. [ 1 ] Current Executive Council
People from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (4 C, 7 P) Politics of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (5 C, 4 P) Populated places in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (1 C, 11 P)
The Constitution of Bougainville specifies that the Autonomous Bougainville Government shall consist of three branches: [2] Executive – the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, who chairs the Bougainville Executive Council; Legislative – the Bougainville House of Representatives (39 elected members and 2 ex officio members).
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.