Republic of the North Solomons

Republic of the North Solomons
1975–1976
Flag of North Solomons
Location of North Solomons
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalArawa[1]
GovernmentRepublic
President 
• 1975–1976
Alexis Sarei
Chairman 
• 1975–1976
John Momis
History 
• Declared
1 September 1975
• Reintegrated into Papua New Guinea as "North Solomons Province"
9 August 1976[2]
• Disestablished
1976
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Autonomous Region of Bougainville

The Republic of the North Solomons was an unrecognised state that purported to exist for about six months in what is now the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG). It involved:[3][4]

a 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the Republic of North Solomons' and a failed bid for self-determination at the UN

  1. ^ Peter Polomka, ed. (1990). "Bougainville: Perspectives on a Crisis" (PDF). Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 66. South Pacific Security Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ Notholt, Stuart A. (December 2009). Fields of Fire - An Atlas of Ethnic Conflict. Lulu.com. p. 6.27. ISBN 9780955465734. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ The Bougainville independence referendum: Assessing the risks and challenges before, during and after the referendum by Jo Woodbury January 2015; Commonwealth of Australia
  4. ^ Other People's Wars: A History of Australian Peacekeeping; Peter Londey; Allen & Unwin, 2004; Laracy 'Bougainville secessionism'

Republic of the North Solomons

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