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Is a new state being "born"? Islands with over 350 thousand inhabitants that want to be a separate state

2026-08-28 21:30:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Is a new state being "born"? Islands with over 350 thousand
Bougainville

The autonomous region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea took a new step towards possible independence on Thursday, August 27, as the country's parliament began considering the results of a non-binding referendum in which citizens overwhelmingly supported secession.

Residents of Bougainville, which consists of two main islands and several smaller ones and has a population of about 370,000, voted 97.7 percent in favor of independence in a 2019 referendum.

However, it has taken years of negotiations between central and regional authorities to reach this stage.

Papua New Guinea's parliament must ratify the referendum results for them to take effect. The two sides reached an agreement this month for parliament to begin considering the results on Thursday. A date for the vote has not yet been set, Reuters reports.

Bougainville's leaders plan to establish greater self-government in September 2027 and full sovereignty by 2030.

Bougainville's demand for independence stems largely from a long-running dispute over control of revenues from the now-closed Panguna copper and gold mine, as well as a decade-long civil war that has killed thousands of people.

A peace agreement was reached in 2001, ending the war, and the agreement also agreed to postpone the independence referendum.


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