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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.
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]
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.
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]
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.
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Buin and Bougainville Island gained world attention with the Japanese Army's occupation in 1942, World War II, and the subsequent American counterattack in November 1943. After the war, the present-day town of Buin was established, inland to the north from its original location, which had been a minimal point of sea-landing on the coast.
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).