The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) was formed in 1988 by Bougainvilleans seeking independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG). 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In January 1991, the Honiara Declaration was signed under which both sides agreed to a ceasefire. This ceasefire was soon broken and fighting continued. In 1997, Bill Skate of the National Congress Party was elected Prime Minister of PNG and promised that peace in Bougainville would be his highest priority. This led to the signing of a ceasefire agreement and a movement towards peace and the autonomy of Bougainville. As a result, the BRA is no longer actively engaged in fighting, although some of its leaders are involved in the BIG. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Jack Bill Skate (born 1954) is a politician in Papua New Guinea. ...
See also: History of Bougainville Bougainville was named after the French navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville. ...
Bougainville is the largest of the Solomon Islands and a province of Papua New Guinea.
Bougainville and the adjacent island of Buka are sometimes called the North Solomons, and are ecologically and geographically, although not politically, considered part of the Solomon Islands.
The BougainvilleRevolutionaryArmy (BRA) ostensibly reclaimed the country from corporate mining interests in the 1980s, in the form of Bougainville Copper Limited, (BCL) an Australian controlled company.
The BRA are part of the peace talks and are credited with giving DP a tense and less than peaceful send-off in Arawa.
The island of Bukato is under government control as are many areas of the island of Bougainville, but the BRA still controls areas in the south and center of the island.
The BRA have taken hostages (usually government defense soldiers) and have been accused of executions.
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