Bougainville Peace Agreement

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The Bougainville Peace Agreement is a landmark 2001 accord that ended the Bougainville Civil War by establishing autonomous self-government for Bougainville and providing for a future referendum on its political status.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international accord
peace agreement
appliesToTerritory Bougainville NERFINISHED
conflictEnded Bougainville Civil War NERFINISHED
conflictTypeAddressed civil war
secessionist conflict
country Papua New Guinea
dateSigned 2001-08-30
implementedBy Constitutional amendments of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
Organic Law on Peace-building in Bougainville NERFINISHED
Organic Law on the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Bougainville Referendum NERFINISHED
includesProvision Bougainville Constitution NERFINISHED
arrangements for public service and policing in Bougainville
autonomous status for Bougainville within Papua New Guinea
creation of the Autonomous Bougainville Government
fiscal and revenue arrangements for Bougainville
guarantees for human rights and rule of law
international monitoring of the peace process
phased withdrawal of Papua New Guinea Defence Force from Bougainville
power-sharing arrangements between Papua New Guinea and Bougainville
referendum on Bougainville’s future political status
weapons disposal program
language English
legalStatus incorporated into the Constitution of Papua New Guinea
mediatedBy New Zealand NERFINISHED
partOfProcess Bougainville peace process
precededBy Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development on Bougainville NERFINISHED
purpose end armed conflict in Bougainville
establish autonomous self-government for Bougainville
provide for a future referendum on Bougainville’s political status
recognizedAs landmark peace accord in the Pacific region
recognizedBy United Nations NERFINISHED
referendumNature non-binding on the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
referendumTiming to be held no earlier than 10 years and no later than 15 years after the establishment of the Autonomous Bougainville Government
region Melanesia
resultedIn Autonomous Bougainville Government NERFINISHED
Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED
Bougainville Constitution NERFINISHED
Bougainville independence referendum
signatory Bougainville Interim Government representatives NERFINISHED
Bougainville Revolutionary Army representatives NERFINISHED
Bougainville leaders
Government of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
signedIn Arawa NERFINISHED
Bougainville NERFINISHED
yearSigned 2001

Referenced by (3)

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Autonomous Region of Bougainville autonomyBasedOn Bougainville Peace Agreement
Bougainville Civil War peaceProcess Bougainville Peace Agreement
Bougainville Civil War result Bougainville Peace Agreement