2019 Bougainville independence referendum
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The 2019 Bougainville independence referendum was a non-binding vote in which the people of Bougainville overwhelmingly chose independence from Papua New Guinea, marking a pivotal step in the region’s long-running peace and self-determination process.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
independence referendum ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Autonomous Bougainville Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredInCooperationWith | Government of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotOptionsCount | 2 ⓘ |
| ballotSecrecy | secret ballot ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bougainville Peace Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingStatus | non-binding ⓘ |
| conflictDurationContext | follows a conflict from late 1980s to late 1990s ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| electoralRoll | compiled specifically for Bougainville voters ⓘ |
| electorate | eligible voters in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville ⓘ |
| endDate | 2019-12-07 ⓘ |
| goalOfProcess | determine Bougainville’s final political status ⓘ |
| internationalInvolvement | supported by regional partners including Australia and New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfBallot |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local languages used in voter education ⓘ |
| legalStatus | advisory ⓘ |
| location |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainQuestion | whether Bougainville should become independent from Papua New Guinea or have greater autonomy ⓘ |
| majorityChoice | independence ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | international observers ⓘ |
| noVotePercentage | 1.7% ⓘ |
| option1 | independence ⓘ |
| option2 | greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Bougainville Referendum Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bougainville peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peaceAgreementYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| peaceProcessContext | implementation of the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement ⓘ |
| postReferendumProcess | negotiations between Bougainville leaders and Papua New Guinea government ⓘ |
| predecessorConflict | Bougainville Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bougainville Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville Peace Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | overwhelming support for independence ⓘ |
| significance |
key step in Bougainville’s self-determination process
ⓘ
major milestone in post-conflict peacebuilding in Bougainville ⓘ |
| startDate | 2019-11-23 ⓘ |
| statusOfOutcome | subject to ratification by the Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Bougainville Referendum Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnout | about 85% ⓘ |
| UNInvolvement | facilitated and observed by United Nations agencies ⓘ |
| votingPeriod | 2019-11-23 to 2019-12-07 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | simple majority ⓘ |
| yesVotePercentage | 97.7% ⓘ |
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