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He was Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville under President John Momis from 10 June 2010 to 22 February 2017. [1] [2] [3] He was reappointed as vice president by Ishmael Toroama on 25 September 2020. [4] Nisira represents the Halia constituency in North Bougainville [1] as an independent. [5]
The Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is the second highest office in the province, which is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. The current Vice-President is Patrick Nisira , who was sworn in on 25 September 2020 after his appointment by President Ishmael Toroama .
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.
The Bougainville House of Representatives is the legislature of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea.It was established in 2005 under Part 5 of the region's constitution, which specifies that the House of Representatives shall comprise 39 elected members in addition to the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the Speaker of the ...
John Momis was born in Salamaua, Morobe Province, in the colonial Territory of New Guinea. [6] Some sources list Momis's birth year as 1942. [6] However, most media sources cite Momis's age as 71 years at the time of his election as President of Bougainville in June 2010, [1] which places his birth year at approximately 1938 or 1939.
James Tanis (born 1965? [3]) is a politician in Papua New Guinea who was elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2008 following the death of Joseph Kabui while in office, serving the remainder of the term from 2009 to 2010.
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.
Intelsat 28, formerly New Dawn, [4] is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat, and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees east, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa. Intelsat 28 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation , and is based on the STAR-2 satellite platform.