Bougainville Civil War

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The Bougainville Civil War was a violent secessionist conflict in Papua New Guinea from 1988 to 1998, centered on disputes over the Panguna copper mine, environmental damage, and Bougainvillean independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
secessionist conflict
conflictIn Bougainville Island
Papua New Guinea
conflictType ethno-political conflict
resource conflict
country Papua New Guinea
endTime 1998
hasCause Bougainvillean independence movement
dispute over Panguna copper mine
environmental damage from mining
hasEffect economic disruption in Bougainville
increased autonomy for Bougainville
large-scale internal displacement
long-term mine closure
significant civilian casualties
hasMainBelligerent Bougainville Revolutionary Army
surface form: Bougainville Resistance Forces

Bougainville Revolutionary Army
government of Papua New Guinea
surface form: Government of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Defence Force
involves Bougainville Revolutionary Army
surface form: Bougainville Resistance Forces

Bougainville Revolutionary Army
Panguna mine
surface form: Panguna copper mine

Papua New Guinea Defence Force
civilian population of Bougainville
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
monitoredBy Peace Monitoring Group
United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville
opposingForce Bougainville Revolutionary Army
surface form: Bougainville Resistance Forces

Bougainville Revolutionary Army
Papua New Guinea Defence Force
partOf history of Bougainville
history of Papua New Guinea
peaceProcess Bougainville Peace Agreement
Burnham Declaration
Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development on Bougainville
region Melanesia
result Bougainville Peace Agreement
ceasefire in Bougainville
creation of Autonomous Bougainville Government
provision for future independence referendum
significantEvent Arawa peace talks
Burnham peace talks
Lincoln Agreement
blockade of Bougainville
closure of Panguna mine
deployment of Peace Monitoring Group
startTime 1988

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Bougainville Island hasConflict Bougainville Civil War
Bougainville Island relatedTo Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville independence movement
Bougainvilleans associatedWith Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville conflict
Bougainvilleans associatedWith Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvilleans politicalMovement Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville independence movement
Bougainvilleans historicalEvent Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: 1988–1998 Bougainville Civil War
Panguna mine significantFor Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville conflict
Autonomous Region of Bougainville conflict Bougainville Civil War
Nasioi people involvedIn Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville conflict
Siwai people affectedBy Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville conflict
RAR conflict Bougainville Civil War
subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment
this entity surface form: Bougainville conflict
1st Australian Division conflict Bougainville Civil War
this entity surface form: Bougainville conflict
SASR conflict Bougainville Civil War
subject surface form: Special Air Service Regiment
this entity surface form: Bougainville Civil Conflict