754:, north of Bougainville, a local militia was formed which succeeded in driving out the BRA in September, with the help of Papuan troops. By the end of 1990, the PNGDF national forces controlled Buka, while the BRA controlled the remainder of Bougainville. Early attempts at resolving the conflict resulted in agreements being signed in 1990 and 1991; however, neither side honoured their terms. Meanwhile, the BRA leadership of Ona and Kauona fell out with some of the political leaders, such as Kabui. Several other pro-government village militias, which together became known as the resistance and were armed by the PNGDF, forced the BRA out of their areas. During 1991–92, the PNGDF gradually returned to Bougainville, taking control of the north and southwest of the main island.
798:, Australia, in September and December 1995, between the BRA, BTG and the PNG government, in January 1996 the BRA/BIG representatives, including Kabui, were fired on by PNGDF forces after returning to Bougainville. Later, the home of the BIG's representative in the Solomon Islands, Martin Mirori, was firebombed. The BRA subsequently undertook retaliatory action in northern Bougainville and on Buka. Chan decided to abandon attempts at peace, and on 21 March 1996, approved the lifting of the ceasefire on Bougainville. In an address to the nation, he subsequently resolved to achieve a military solution.
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native people of the island identified as "black." Many "white-skins", mostly
Australian nationals, also came to work at the mine. The Bougainvilleans wanted neither the migrants nor immigrants on their land, especially the "red-skins" who they resented because of cultural differences between the groups. Many of the local landowners were opposed to the mine because it attracted an influx of immigrant workers, the adverse environmental effects, and that most of the mine's profits left the island. Prior to Papua New Guinea's independence in 1975, Bougainville Island had attempted to
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Bougainville People's Congress. Elections were held in May, and Kabui was named president. However, the legality of this was contested by Momis, with the support of a number of tribal chiefs and Resistance leaders. In November, a new body, the Bougainville Interim Provincial Government, was established, headed by Momis. Rapprochment between Kauona and Momis led to an agreement through which the two bodies would act in consultation. An organised reconciliation process began at the tribal level in the early 2000s.
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Miriung was assassinated. A subsequent independent investigation implicated members of the PNGDF and the resistance militias. Discipline and morale was rapidly deteriorating within the ranks of the PNG military, and they were withdrawn in August after the offensive ended in a stalemate. By this time the PNGDF, with assistance of the
Bougainville Resistance Forces, was in "reasonable" control of approximately 40% of the island, yet they remained vulnerable to guerilla attacks with the BRA establishing an ascendency over government forces.
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training, and some specialist and technical advisors and personnel. Similar assistance was also provided to the police. The helicopters had been provided by
Australia without weapons, and on the provision that they would not be used for combat. The PNGDF subsequently fitted machine guns in contravention of the agreement and later used them as gunships. The blockade remained in effect until the ceasefire in 1994 (although it was informally continued for some parts of Bougainville until 1997).
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number of combat deaths as 1,000–2,000. Other sources estimated that around 10,000 Bougainvilleans died of violence or disease during this period, while over 60,000 Bougainvilleans were living in internally displaced persons' camps by the mid-1990s and thousands more had fled to nearby
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resulting in a truce, as well as agreement to de-militarize the island. An unarmed Truce
Monitoring Group (TMG) led by New Zealand and supported by Australia, Fiji and Vanuatu was subsequently deployed. Since then a ceasefire has largely held on the island. Breaking with Ona, Kauona and Kabui entered
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Bougainville from the start of mining operations at Panguna as the mine recruited thousands of migrant workers to the island. Most were Papua New Guineans from the mainland, whom the Bougainvilleans referred to as "red-skins" because of their skin colour. By contrast, most
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Governor, was established in January 1999. However, this government was suspended after facing opposition from both the BIA/BRA and BTG. Arrangements were made for the creation of a modified government, to be established in two phases: the first being the Bougainville Constituent Assembly and the
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Bougainville. On the island
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that had been supplied to PNG as aid by the Australian government in the late-1980s as part of a defence co-operation program underway since independence. Other Australian support, as part of its capacity-building effort, included funding for the PNGDF, provision of arms and ammunition, logistics,
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The conflict continued until 1997. There were approximately 800 PNGDF and 150 "riot squad" personnel deployed on the island by this time, while the BRF probably had around 1,500 men. These men were armed by the PNGDF and operated mostly in a "home guard" role, with only a small number involved in
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since the end of World War II. PNGDF casualties during the fighting were believed to include more than 300 killed. Meanwhile, the Australian government estimated that anywhere between 15,000–20,000 people could have died in the Bougainville conflict. However, more conservative estimates put the
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In September, BRA militants attacked a PNG army camp at Kangu Beach with the help of members of a local militia group, killing twelve PNGDF soldiers and taking five hostage. The incident was the largest single loss in an operation for the PNGDF during the conflict. The following month, Theodore
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Chan decided that his best chance to recapture the Panguna mine was with the Sandline mercenaries, and a contract was signed in January 1997. News of his intention to hire mercenaries was leaked to the Australian press and international condemnation followed. Although initially supportive, the
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had alleged that Rio Tinto played a role in the civil war by helping finance the actions of the PNG government in Bougainville during the conflict in an attempt to allow the mine to be reopened. The Bougainville government was given control of mining on the island following the passage of the
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in pursuit of supporters of the BRA. Relations with the Solomon Islands deteriorated, and on one occasion PNG forces clashed with Solomon Island police, exchanging fire. On another the PNGDF troops landed on the island of Oema. The PNGDF, in alliance with the resistance, reoccupied
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attempted to gather a peacekeeping force from the nations of the Pacific, but Wingti quashed the idea. He subsequently ordered the army to retake the Panguna mine, and was initially successful. His government was short-lived, and in August 1994 was replaced as prime minister by
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that were affiliated with the BRA, equipped largely with weapons salvaged from the fighting in World War II, terrorized villages, engaging in murder, rape and pillage. Bougainville split into several factions, as the conflict took on ethnic and separatist characteristics.
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patrolling with the PNGDF or in directly involved in the fighting. BRA strength was estimated at 2,000 men armed with around 500 modern weapons (mostly captured or bought from PNGDF or "riot squad" personnel) and several thousand World War II vintage or homemade weapons.
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and Government of Papua New Guinea agreed to establish the Bougainville Referendum Commission. The Commission was tasked with making preparations for a vote on Bougainville's future political status in 2019. In late November and early December 2019, a non-binding
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Chan announced his intention to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, arranging a ceasefire at a meeting with Kauona in the Solomon Islands in September. They agreed to hold a peace conference in Arawa that October, with security provided by an Australian-led
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was held with an overwhelming majority voting for independence. In July 2021, an agreement was reached between the governments of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville, in which Bougainville will gain independence in 2027 pending approval of the PNG government.
881:, New Zealand, which culminated in the signing of the Lincoln Agreement in January 1998. Under the terms of the agreement, PNG began to withdraw its soldiers from the island, and steps were taken to disarm the BRA and BRF, while a multinational
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and Papua New Guinea for permission to send a team to investigate allegations about the presence of former Fijian soldiers in Bougainville. In 2011 it was reported that former PNG Prime Minister Sir
885:(PMG) under Australian leadership was deployed, replacing the TMG. Legislation to establish a Bougainville Reconciliation Government failed to win approval in the PNG Parliament in December 1998.
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and numerous smaller islands. Geographically they form part of the
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1949:"Ona's death paves way for mining to resume"
1891:
1879:
1439:
1216:
1125:
27:1988–1998 armed conflict in Papua New Guinea
2940:Jammu and Kashmir insurgency (1989–present)
2872:Jammu and Kashmir insurgency (1989–present)
2452:
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1113:
950:2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum
3948:
3934:
3412:Insurgency in Gorno-Badakhshan (2010–2015)
2862:2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
2857:2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
2813:
2799:
2647:
2382:
2365:Bougainville: The Peace Process and Beyond
1705:
1377:
1375:
1153:
943:
847:
703:(RPNGC) Mobile Squads and elements of the
522:
508:
3212:Cambodian–Thai border dispute (2008–2011)
3127:Cambodian–Thai border dispute (2008–2011)
2884:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency (1967–present)
2761:. pp. 58, 59, 61, 62. Archived from
2340:
1354:
256:
4126:Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995)
3531:Arab separatism in Khuzestan (1922–2020)
3264:Philippine civil conflict (1969–present)
3207:South Thailand insurgency (2004–present)
2947:Insurgency in Balochistan (2004–present)
2699:. Ipso-facto Productions. Archived from
2648:Lavaka Ata, Ulukalala (1 January 1998).
2582:
2347:. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
2015:
1903:
1466:
1457:
1241:
1087:"The Bougainville Referendum And Beyond"
992:and New Guinean actress Xzannjah Matsi.
851:
694:
691:, which satisfied concerns at the time.
4168:Macedonian inter-ethnic violence (2012)
2545:Wehner, Monica; Denoon, Donald (2001).
2516:
2368:. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
2260:
2113:
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14:
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3312:Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
2910:Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
2563:
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1946:
1915:
1867:
1855:
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1615:
1300:. Nautilus Institute. 19 December 2011
1284:
1201:
1182:
1139:"Origins of the Bougainville Conflict"
1084:
967:
3977:Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (1988–2024)
3929:
3460:Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (1988–2024)
2999:Maldives political crisis (2011–2013)
2920:2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
2852:2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
2794:
2624:
2473:
2341:Howe, K.R.; Kiste, Robert C. (1994).
2197:
2151:from the original on 18 November 2021
2079:
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1678:
1666:
1583:
1420:
1342:
1330:
1318:
4121:Slovenian War of Independence (1991)
4036:Russian constitutional crisis (1993)
4004:Transnistria conflict (1990–present)
3603:Iraqi Kurdistan conflict (2001–2003)
3391:2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes
2696:Bougainville "Our Island, Our Fight"
2605:
2386:The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
2383:Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000).
2321:
1475:. Australian Broadcasting Commission
1366:
603:, consisting of the main islands of
369:Several thousand resistance fighters
4081:Russian annexation of Crimea (2014)
3691:Conflict in Northern Lebanon (2007)
3524:Western Iran clashes (2016–present)
2422:
1571:
911:working group on mercenaries asked
701:Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary
24:
4076:Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present)
3712:Israeli–Palestinian (1948–present)
3681:South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
3641:Israeli–Palestinian (1948–present)
3591:Iraqi Kurdish Civil War (1994–1997
3586:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003)
2957:Insurgency in Sindh (2010–present)
2598:
2047:
2004:Aspinall, Jeffrey & Regan 2013
1820:Aspinall, Jeffrey & Regan 2013
956:Autonomous Bougainville Government
898:Autonomous Bougainville Government
801:
639:in 1914. Australia was assigned a
574:Autonomous Bougainville Government
491:Autonomous Bougainville Government
107:Autonomous Bougainville Government
25:
4286:
4230:Autonomous Region of Bougainville
3407:Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997)
3228:Indonesian occupation (1975–1999)
3041:Xinjiang conflict (1960s–present)
2748:Ron J. May; Nicole Haley (2014).
2743:. ABC and Ipso-facto Productions.
2732:. ABC and Ipso-facto Productions.
2721:. ABC and Ipso-facto Productions.
2686:
1160:O'Callaghan, Mary-Louise (2002).
476:Territory of Papua and New Guinea
75:Autonomous Region of Bougainville
3727:Fatah–Hamas conflict (2006–2008)
3077:1994 North Korean nuclear crisis
2978:Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009)
2894:Insurgency in Punjab (1981–1995)
2500:Bougainville Before the Conflict
2474:Raath, Niki (19 December 1991).
2080:Lyons, Kate (11 December 2019).
1002:
978:, by the New Zealand journalist
785:South Pacific Peacekeeping Force
647:in 1919. Under Australian rule,
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4245:Wars involving Papua New Guinea
4189:List of ongoing armed conflicts
4031:East Prigorodny conflict (1992)
3879:Sinai insurgency (2011–present)
3771:Syrian Civil War (2011–present)
3754:Persian Gulf crisis (2019–2021)
3169:Myanmar conflict (1948–present)
2915:Kashmir conflict (1947–present)
2847:Kashmir conflict (1947–present)
2324:A Military History of Australia
2163:
2114:Kenneth, Gorethy (2021-07-07).
2073:
2021:
1975:
1940:
1909:
1604:University of the South Pacific
1589:
1390:. Sydney: News Corp Australia.
1382:Callick, Rowan (16 July 2011).
1290:
1059:
1049:
709:Bougainville Revolutionary Army
552:Bougainville Revolutionary Army
191:Bougainville Revolutionary Army
184:Bougainville Interim Government
65:1 December 1988 – 20 April 1998
4250:Civil wars of the 20th century
4235:Separatism in Papua New Guinea
4158:Insurgency in Macedonia (2001)
4051:Second Chechen War (1999–2009)
4016:Georgian Civil War (1991–1993)
3623:ISIL insurgency (2017–present)
3519:Iran–PJAK conflict (2004–2011)
3259:Laotian insurgency (1975–2022)
3254:Cambodian Conflict (1979–1998)
3148:Insurgency in Aceh (1976–2005)
3004:Nepalese Civil War (1996–2006)
2566:Military Aircraft of Australia
1947:Skehan, Craig (26 July 2005).
1467:Phillips, Keri (2 June 2015).
1093:
1085:Bohane, Ben (8 October 2019).
1078:
927:The war has been described by
705:Papua New Guinea Defence Force
643:over German New Guinea in the
481:Republic of the North Solomons
13:
1:
4184:List of Post-Soviet conflicts
4136:Croat–Bosniak War (1992–1994)
4103:Wagner Group rebellion (2023)
4041:First Chechen War (1994–1996)
3999:Gagauzia conflict (1989–1995)
3143:Papua conflict (1969–present)
2583:Woodbury, Jo (January 2015).
2190:
1916:McLeod, Shane (17 May 2005).
1600:Pacific Islands Treaty Series
1298:"Pacific patrol boat program"
1162:"The origins of the conflict"
587:
143:Bougainville Resistance Force
4071:Revolution of Dignity (2014)
4056:Tuzla Island conflict (2003)
4009:Transnistria War (1990–1992)
3845:Yemeni crisis (2011–present)
3613:Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
3285:FULRO insurgency (1964–1992)
2983:JVP insurrection (1987–1989)
2737:Coles-Janess, Wayne (1997).
2726:Coles-Janess, Wayne (1994).
2715:Coles-Janess, Wayne (1997).
2693:Coles-Janess, Wayne (1998).
2549:. Canberra: Pandanus Books.
2502:. Canberra: Pandanus Books.
102:Bougainville Peace Agreement
7:
4091:Russian invasion of Ukraine
4026:War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
4021:South Ossetia War (1991–92)
3850:Houthi takeover (2014–2015)
3717:Second Intifada (2000–2005)
3663:Syrian arena (2012–present)
3646:Second Intifada (2000–2005)
3563:Syrian arena (2012–present)
3514:KDPI insurgency (1989–1996)
3100:Taiwan Strait Crisis (1996)
3036:Taiwan Strait Crisis (1996)
2889:Religious violence in India
1970:de Matos & Gerster 2009
1951:. The Sydney Morning Herald
1473:Rear Vision: Radio National
995:
619:. Bougainville was part of
613:Solomon Islands archipelago
561:as the largest conflict in
397:1,000–2,000 fighters killed
10:
4291:
3900:Operation Inherent Resolve
3722:Gaza–Israel (2006–present)
3658:Iran–Israel (1985–present)
3651:Gaza–Israel (2006–present)
3548:Iran–Israel (1985–present)
3509:Kurdish separatism in Iran
2423:May, Ronald James (1996).
2240:Braithwaite, John (2010).
961:referendum on independence
947:
805:
728:Pacific-class patrol boats
659:by the Australian company
392:300+ PNGDF soldiers killed
378:Pacific-class patrol boats
29:
4260:1990s in Papua New Guinea
4255:1980s in Papua New Guinea
4176:
4143:Albanian Civil War (1997)
4111:
4061:Russo-Georgian War (2008)
3967:
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3553:South Lebanon (1985–2000)
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724:UH-1 Iroquois helicopters
641:League of Nations mandate
401:
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373:UH-1 Iroquois helicopters
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4270:1998 in Papua New Guinea
4265:1988 in Papua New Guinea
4199:List of frozen conflicts
3855:Civil War (2014–present)
3804:Kurdish–Turkish conflict
3493:Bahraini uprising (2011)
3189:Civil war (2021–present)
2740:Bougainville "Forgotten"
2729:Bougainville "Dirty War"
2564:Wilson, Stewart (1994).
1892:Wehner & Denoon 2001
1880:Wehner & Denoon 2001
1440:Wehner & Denoon 2001
1217:Wehner & Denoon 2001
1164:. Conciliation Resources
1126:Regan & Griffin 2005
1037:
1025:, a similar conflict in
836:commander of the PNGDF,
822:private military company
556:Bougainvillean President
394:Several thousand wounded
4163:Unrest in Kosovo (2004)
4131:Bosnian War (1992–1995)
3840:South Yemen (2009–2015)
3696:Lebanon conflict (2008)
3618:War in Iraq (2013–2017)
3433:Andijan massacre (2005)
3428:Fergana massacre (1989)
2973:JVP insurrection (1971)
2718:Bougainville "Sandline"
2267:. New York: Routledge.
2198:Adams, Rebecca (2001).
1597:18 (28 September 1994)
1545:May & Selochan 2004
1018:History of Bougainville
944:Independence referendum
922:Bougainville Mining Act
848:Ceasefire and aftermath
665:Bougainville Copper Ltd
544:North Solomons Province
496:Independence referendum
471:Allied counter-invasion
423:History of Bougainville
4148:Kosovo War (1998–1999)
4066:Maidan Uprising (2013)
4046:War in Abkhazia (1998)
3386:2010 Kyrgyz Revolution
2517:Roberts, John (2002).
2404:Londey, Peter (2004).
2322:Grey, Jeffrey (2008).
2261:Connell, John (2005).
1706:Lal & Fortune 2000
883:Peace Monitoring Group
857:
818:Sandline International
635:after the outbreak of
540:Bougainville Civil War
228:Commanders and leaders
18:Bougainville Civil War
3347:Republican insurgency
3046:Tibetan unrest (2008)
2606:Bowd, Reuben (2007).
2307:. Sydney: ABC Books.
2303:Dorney, Sean (1998).
2225:. London: Routledge.
1922:Foreign Correspondent
1355:Howe & Kiste 1994
855:
695:Secessionist conflict
578:Bougainville Province
536:Bougainville conflict
486:Bougainville conflict
387:Casualties and losses
140:Buka Liberation Front
105:Establishment of the
42:Bougainville conflict
32:Bougainville campaign
3830:al-Qaeda (1998–2015)
3809:Turkey–ISIL conflict
3608:Iraq War (2003–2011)
645:Treaty of Versailles
538:, also known as the
3961:conflicts in Europe
3009:Operation All Clear
2758:Security Challenges
2625:Breen, Bob (2016).
2305:The Sandline Affair
2175:www.screendaily.com
1870:, pp. 220–222.
1858:, pp. 219–220.
1618:, pp. 216–217.
1369:, pp. 259–260.
1185:, pp. 215–216.
968:Cultural depictions
582:Bougainville Island
98:Military stalemate
4194:List of proxy wars
3915:Colour revolutions
3835:Houthi (2004–2015)
3776:Regional spillover
3686:Lebanon War (2006)
3558:Lebanon War (2006)
2061:. 11 December 2019
903:In March 2006, Dr
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826:Executive Outcomes
461:Australian mandate
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3108:
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2935:Kargil War (1999)
2867:Kargil War (1999)
2826:conflicts in Asia
2640:978-1-107-01971-3
2333:978-0-521-69791-0
2035:. 25 January 2017
1894:, pp. 12–14.
1882:, pp. 10–12.
1834:, pp. 43–44.
1771:, pp. 41–42.
1744:, pp. 40–43.
1669:, pp. 28–29.
1630:, pp. 27–28.
1523:, pp. 32–33.
1321:, pp. 12–26.
1116:, pp. 86–87.
1089:. Lowy Institute.
1010:New Guinea portal
820:, a London-based
661:Conzinc Rio Tinto
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