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The '''Autonomous Bougainville Government''' ('''ABG'''; {{ |
The '''Autonomous Bougainville Government''' ('''ABG'''; {{langx|tpi|Otonomos Bogenvil Gavman}}<ref>{{Citation |last=Autonomous Bougainville Government |title=Referendum TOKSAVE |date=April 2019 |url=http://www.abg.gov.pg/images/misc/Ref_Fact_Sheet_No.3_-_Tok_Pisin_April_2019.pdf |series=Fact Sheet No. 3 |language=tpi |access-date=4 December 2019 |mode=cs1}}</ref>) is the government of the [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. |
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==Structure== |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The government was established in 2000 following a peace agreement between the government of Papua New Guinea and the [[Bougainville Revolutionary Army]] (BRA) a guerrilla movement. |
The government was established in 2000 following a peace agreement between the government of Papua New Guinea and the [[Bougainville Revolutionary Army]] (BRA), a guerrilla movement. |
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Elections for the first autonomous government were held in May and June 2005; [[Joseph Kabui]] was elected president, with [[Joseph Watawi]] selected by the House of Representatives as vice-president. |
Elections for the first autonomous government were held in [[2005 Bougainvillean general election|May and June 2005]]; [[Joseph Kabui]] was elected president, with [[Joseph Watawi]] selected by the House of Representatives as vice-president. |
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[[2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum|A non-binding referendum for independence]] from Papua New Guinea was held in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 2016 |title=Target Date Set for Bougainville Referendum |language=en |work=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-23/bougainville-referendum-set-for-2019/7436566 |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> This was in accordance with the terms of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, which requires such a referendum to be held by 2020.<ref>{{Citation |title=Boungainville Peace Agreement |url=http://www.abg.gov.pg/uploads/documents/BOUGAINVILLE_PEACE_AGREEMENT_2001.pdf |page=1, S2 |mode=cs1 |via=Autonomous Bougainville Government}}</ref> There were concerns that the referendum could result in violence due to unresolved tensions from the [[Bougainville conflict]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Woodbury |first=Jo |title=The Bougainville Independence Referendum: Assessing the Risks and Challenges Before, During and After the Referendum |date=2015 |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/ADC/Publications/IndoPac/Woodbury%20paper%20(IPSD%20version).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029183001/http://www.defence.gov.au/ADC/Publications/IndoPac/Woodbury%20paper%20%28IPSD%20version%29.pdf |series=Indo-Pacific Strategic Papers |archive-date=29 October 2015 |mode=cs1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In this referendum, 98% of voters voted in favour of independence.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yeung |first=Jessie |last2=Watson |first2=Angus |date=11 December 2019 |title=Bougainville Independence Vote Delivers Emphatic Demand to Become World's Newest Nation |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/asia/bougainville-papua-new-guinea-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> |
[[2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum|A non-binding referendum for independence]] from Papua New Guinea was held in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 2016 |title=Target Date Set for Bougainville Referendum |language=en |work=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-23/bougainville-referendum-set-for-2019/7436566 |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> This was in accordance with the terms of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, which requires such a referendum to be held by 2020.<ref>{{Citation |title=Boungainville Peace Agreement |url=http://www.abg.gov.pg/uploads/documents/BOUGAINVILLE_PEACE_AGREEMENT_2001.pdf |page=1, S2 |mode=cs1 |via=Autonomous Bougainville Government}}</ref> There were concerns that the referendum could result in violence due to unresolved tensions from the [[Bougainville conflict]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Woodbury |first=Jo |title=The Bougainville Independence Referendum: Assessing the Risks and Challenges Before, During and After the Referendum |date=2015 |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/ADC/Publications/IndoPac/Woodbury%20paper%20(IPSD%20version).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029183001/http://www.defence.gov.au/ADC/Publications/IndoPac/Woodbury%20paper%20%28IPSD%20version%29.pdf |series=Indo-Pacific Strategic Papers |archive-date=29 October 2015 |mode=cs1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In this referendum, 98% of voters voted in favour of independence.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yeung |first=Jessie |last2=Watson |first2=Angus |date=11 December 2019 |title=Bougainville Independence Vote Delivers Emphatic Demand to Become World's Newest Nation |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/asia/bougainville-papua-new-guinea-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> |
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The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG; Tok Pisin: Otonomos Bogenvil Gavman[1]) is the government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
Structure
[edit]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).
- Judicial – the Bougainville Courts, including a Supreme Court and High Court.
History
[edit]The government was established in 2000 following a peace agreement between the government of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), a guerrilla movement.
Elections for the first autonomous government were held in May and June 2005; Joseph Kabui was elected president, with Joseph Watawi selected by the House of Representatives as vice-president.
A non-binding referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea was held in December 2019.[3] This was in accordance with the terms of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, which requires such a referendum to be held by 2020.[4] There were concerns that the referendum could result in violence due to unresolved tensions from the Bougainville conflict.[5] In this referendum, 98% of voters voted in favour of independence.[6]
Constitutional amendments proposed in February 2020, would see the Autonomous Bougainville Government renamed as the "Bougainville Constitutional Transitional Government".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Autonomous Bougainville Government (April 2019). Referendum TOKSAVE (PDF). Fact Sheet No. 3 (in Tok Pisin). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ The Constitution of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (PDF). p. 28, S41 – via Autonomous Bougainville Government.
- ^ "Target Date Set for Bougainville Referendum". ABC News. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Boungainville Peace Agreement (PDF). p. 1, S2 – via Autonomous Bougainville Government.
- ^ Woodbury, Jo (2015). The Bougainville Independence Referendum: Assessing the Risks and Challenges Before, During and After the Referendum (PDF). Indo-Pacific Strategic Papers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2015.
- ^ Yeung, Jessie; Watson, Angus (11 December 2019). "Bougainville Independence Vote Delivers Emphatic Demand to Become World's Newest Nation". CNN. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Tulo, Meriba (19 February 2020). "Bougainville Proposing Constitution Amendments, Rejects 'Process' Claim". Asia Pacific Report. Retrieved 11 September 2020.