President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
The President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville governs the island, which is an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea.
The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui,[ cite news |first=|last=|title=Bougainville president Kabui dies|url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/bougainville-president-kabui-dies-20080607-2n4n.html |work= The Age |publisher= |date=2008-06-07 |accessdate=2008-06-07] who was elected in June 2005,][ following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War. Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on June 7, 2008,][ and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election is held. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7445626.stm "Funeral for Bougainville leader"] , BBC News, June 10, 2008.] ]Bougainvilleans are due to elect their next President in November 2008. [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=41752 "Bougainville presidential election shapes up as referendum on mining"] , Radio New Zealand International, August 29, 2008]
List of Presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
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