Bougainville anniversary
Ninety-eight per cent of Bougainvilleans voted for Independence in the non-binding Bougainville Referendum – Post-Courier carried on the front page Thursday 12 December 2019. The overwhelming result was announced on the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 December 2019. Of the 206,731 eligible voters registered by the Bougainville Referendum Commission, 181, 067 turned up to vote.
Source: islandsbusiness.com