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Bougainville Independence Movement (BIM) was a political party in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, of eastern Papua New Guinea. The party's creation was announced on 6 April 2005 by James Tanis , who invited rebel leader Francis Ona to lead the group.
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.
Islanders were outraged by the murders, and the events helped to consolidate the independence movement. As a result, the Bougainville Special Political Committee (BSPC) was set up to negotiate with the Papuan government on the future of Bougainville within PNG.
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.
23 November to 7 December – The non-binding 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum showed that more than 98% of valid ballots cast were in favor of independence. [1] [2] 6 December – The inauguration of Port Moresby Power Station.
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]
Four parties were recognised as contesting the election: Bougainville People's Congress, New Bougainville Party, Bougainville Independence Movement, and Bougainville Labour Party; [3] with a total of 235 candidates standing across the 33 general constituencies and 53 candidates standing across the 6 special constituencies. [6]
He was also the official spokesman of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army. [12] In Australia, he helped establish the Bougainville Freedom Movement in support of Bougainvillean independence. [1] Havini attended the 1991 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Zimbabwe to lobby for an end to Papua New Guinea's blockade of Bougainville. [13]