Bougainville Civil War

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The Bougainville Civil War was a violent secessionist conflict in Papua New Guinea from 1988 to 1998, centered on disputes over the Panguna copper mine, environmental damage, and Bougainvillean independence.

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instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
secessionist conflict
conflictIn Bougainville Island
Papua New Guinea
conflictType ethno-political conflict
resource conflict
country Papua New Guinea
endTime 1998
hasCause Bougainvillean independence movement
dispute over Panguna copper mine
environmental damage from mining
hasEffect economic disruption in Bougainville
increased autonomy for Bougainville
large-scale internal displacement
long-term mine closure
significant civilian casualties
hasMainBelligerent Bougainville Resistance Forces
Bougainville Revolutionary Army
Government of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Defence Force
involves Bougainville Resistance Forces
Bougainville Revolutionary Army
Panguna copper mine
linked to: Panguna mine

Papua New Guinea Defence Force
civilian population of Bougainville
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
monitoredBy Peace Monitoring Group
United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville
opposingForce Bougainville Resistance Forces
Bougainville Revolutionary Army
Papua New Guinea Defence Force
partOf history of Bougainville
history of Papua New Guinea
peaceProcess Bougainville Peace Agreement
Burnham Declaration
Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development on Bougainville
region Melanesia
result Bougainville Peace Agreement
ceasefire in Bougainville
creation of Autonomous Bougainville Government
provision for future independence referendum
significantEvent Arawa peace talks
Burnham peace talks
Lincoln Agreement
blockade of Bougainville
closure of Panguna mine
deployment of Peace Monitoring Group
startTime 1988

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Bougainville Island hasConflict Bougainville Civil War
Bougainville Island relatedTo Bougainville independence movement
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvilleans associatedWith Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvilleans associatedWith Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvilleans politicalMovement Bougainville independence movement
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvilleans historicalEvent 1988–1998 Bougainville Civil War
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Panguna mine significantFor Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Autonomous Region of Bougainville conflict Bougainville Civil War
Nasioi people involvedIn Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Siwai people affectedBy Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Royal Australian Regiment conflict Bougainville conflict
subject linked to: RAR
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
1st Australian Division conflict Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Special Air Service Regiment conflict Bougainville Civil Conflict
subject linked to: SASR
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conflict Bougainville Civil Conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development on Bougainville conflictAddressed Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
North Solomons knownFor Bougainville Civil War
North Solomons hasAutonomyMovement Bougainville independence movement
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvillean communities in Australia historicalMigrationContext Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainville Copper Limited associatedWith Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Central Bougainville District hasSignificantHistoricalEvent Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Central Bougainville District conflictLinkedTo Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Panguna area associatedWith Bougainville independence movement
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Panguna area roleIn Bougainville Civil War
Bougainville Revolutionary Army conflict Bougainville Civil War
Bougainville Revolutionary Army partOf Bougainville independence movement
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Panguna hasHistoricalAssociation Bougainville conflict
subject linked to: Panguna town
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainville Peace Agreement conflictEnded Bougainville Civil War
Arawa peace talks aimedToResolve Bougainville Civil War
Arawa peace talks relatedTo Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Burnham peace talks conflict Bougainville Civil War
Lincoln Agreement relatesToConflict Bougainville Civil War
Lincoln Agreement aimedToEnd Bougainville Civil War
Burnham Declaration appliesToConflict Bougainville Civil War
Peace Monitoring Group conflict Bougainville Civil War
North Solomons Province knownFor Bougainville conflict
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
North Solomons Province conflict Bougainville Civil War
Eastern Bougainville associatedWith Bougainville conflict
subject linked to: eastern Bougainville
linked to: Bougainville Civil War
Bougainvillean peoples historicalEvent Bougainville Civil War