Question agreed for Bougainville's independence referendum

Question agreed for Bougainville’s independence referendum

Monday, October 15th, 2018

Leaders from Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have finally agreed to the question that will be asked in next year’s independence referendum.

The referendum – tentatively scheduled for next June – will mark the end of a 20-year peace process that followed the end of the Bougainville civil war in the 1990s.

The people of Bougainville will be asked whether they want the national parliament to agree to either greater autonomy or full independence. Continue reading

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