Talk:Autonomous Region of Bougainville

message: I propose merging this article into North Solomons.  The two articles currently cover almost exactly the same ground.
Either that, or we rewrite Bougainville to cover Bougainville island only, and rewrite North Solomons to cover the island group/province only.
Wantok 06:48, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Two articles I think - Bougainville can be primarily geographical/historical/ecological, while North Solomons Province is primarily political. The former is in :Category:Islands of Papua New Guinea, while the latter is in :Category:Provinces of Papua New Guinea. Stan 20:41, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge into [[North Solomons]] 

message: The correct name of the area referred to in this article is the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Bougainville is not a province. Prior to this it was called the North Solomons Pronvince, and before that it was the Bougainville District. 
The BRA certainly believed that they were fighting Australian imperialism. If you want to know their motivations, that's what they will tell you. Perhaps the person above doesn't believe what they say, or thinks there is some better explanation, ok, maybe that's true - but that requires some kind of supporting evidence. 
Also, Bougainville was as much a colony of Australia as the rest of New Guinea. The mine, which was ultimately the source of the counflict, was basically forced on Bougainvilleans by Australian colonial officials; the mine was owned and operated by an Australian company. Australia continued to supply the Iroquois helicopters with parts until popular pressure and lobbying at the UN by the BRA made them reverse their position. Even after that, Australia continued to arm, train and cooperate with the PNGDF, despite the fact PNGDF commanders had been boasting about torching villages and what not. Maybe all this is embarrasing to Australians, they don't like to be reminded of it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.139.145.252 (talk) 13:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No such thing as Bougainville Province 

message: Fidelis Semoso is the Open Member for Bougainville and the Minister for Bougainville Affairs in the PNG Parliament. He is not the governor of Bougainville, because there is no such position. Bougainville is not a province - it is an autonomous region. It has a president, Joseph Kabui. These distinctions are rather important; they certainly are very important to Bougainvilleans... 
Really, the article needs a total overhaul.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.68.104.111 (talk) 12:48, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fidelis Semoso is not governor of anything 

message: When was this completed, supplementing the previous inland road heading northwest? Masalai (talk) 06:39, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eastern coastal road from Buin to Kieta and Arawa 

message: The map needs to be replaced: it has a dreadful error. Treasury, Shortland and Fauro Islands or on the southeast, not northwest side of the national border. Masalai (talk) 11:46, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  The map 

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message: The districts, there are actually 11, and LLG (there an none but an abundance of constituencies) do not match the official map as of 2015.  --Chtrede (talk) 07:57, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Please feel free to include your suggested fixes in the article - anyone can edit Wikipedia! The Drover's Wife (talk) 12:18, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  I know. But not my topic. Only working in German WP and just wanted to suggest it here as well. --Chtrede (talk) 10:08, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Districts and LLGs 

message: Is it correct to list Elizabeth II as monarch in the infobox? She's the monarch of Papua New Guinea, but, then Peter O'Neill is the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, yet he doesn't serve in that role directly in relation to the region, and he is accordingly not listed as its prime minister in the infobox. Does the region have a direct monarchical relationship with Elizabeth? Largoplazo (talk) 16:58, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I only put it there following the model used for the devolved nations within the UK. If people think it is not appropriate for the Monarch to be included in the infobox i will gladly remove them. Cordyceps-Zombie (talk) 21:31, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monarch 

message: I propose merging 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum as the other page is a stub and would be a better fit on the Autonomous Region of Bougainville page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeeper 1234 (talk • contribs) 15:59, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger Proposal 

message: It was announced on the news today (Saturday November 23 2019) that Bougainville might become independent of Papua New Guinea, making it the newest country in the world. This could be mentioned in the article. Vorbee (talk) 09:06, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't hold your breath PhoenixSummon. I've been involved with the birth of two countries. The process is vast and complicated. Could be years. There needs to be a response from PNG, followed by a huge amount of negotiation and planning and almost certainly a major aid program by DFAT, MFAT, ADB and PIF to get them going. Think of Brexit. And, Vorbee, it is already in the ARB article. Things will change as they develop. One, day, we will have to rename the page, and probably merge the referendum into its history, but not yet a while. Ex nihil (talk) : Ex nihil (talk) 12:34, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

text: If it happens, I'd suggest not renaming the page, but creating a new one from scratch. The Autonomous Region of Bougainville will still need to be documented as an historical entity. ghouston (talk) 09:57, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: New country