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Papua New Guinea - Secession, Autonomy, Conflict
Papua New Guinea - Secession, Autonomy, Conflict: From 1973 there were movements in both the southern region of Papua and the district of Bougainville that sought to secede from the emerging state. The Papuan nationalist movement soon faded; it lacked cohesive support, and the well-educated local elite was deeply involved in government and commerce. The most dramatic challenge to the Papua New Guinea state emerged on Bougainville, site of an important copper and gold mine at Panguna. Australia had established the mine in order to lower the new state’s dependence on foreign aid. After arguments about the level of their funding, the leaders of Bougainville declared their
Papua New Guinea - Secession, Autonomy, Conflict: From 1973 there were movements in both the southern region of Papua and the district of Bougainville that sought to secede from the emerging state. The Papuan nationalist movement soon faded; it lacked cohesive support, and the well-educated local elite was deeply involved in government and commerce. The most dramatic challenge to the Papua New Guinea state emerged on Bougainville, site of an important copper and gold mine at Panguna. Australia had established the mine in order to lower the new state’s dependence on foreign aid. After arguments about the level of their funding, the leaders of Bougainville declared their
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