Bougainville set to vote on independence

By Nick Perry
Updated November 22 2019 - 8:33pm, first published 8:26pm
The violence in Bougainville was triggered by conflict over a open-cast copper mine at Panguna.
The violence in Bougainville was triggered by conflict over a open-cast copper mine at Panguna.

The Pacific people of Bougainville will begin voting in a historic referendum on Saturday to decide if they want to become the world's newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea.

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