Papua New Guinean people Papua New Guinean people Francis Ona (c. 1953 - July 24, 2005) was a Bougainvillean seccessionist leader who led an uprising against the Government of Papua New Guinea motivated at least initially by his concerns over the operation of the Panguna mine by Bouganville Copper , a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. He proclaimed himself "King of Bougainville" in May 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francis Ona"
Jerry Singirok was the commander of the defence forces of Papua New Guinea throughout the Sandline affair of 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerry Singirok"
Joseph Kabui was a seccesionist leader of the island of Bougainville, off the coast of Papua New Guinea. In June of 2005 he was elected president of Bougainville by an overwhelming majority, giving the island more autonomy within Papua New Guinea. A referendum on independence is set to be held sometime in the 2010s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph Kabui"
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Noah Musingku is a businessman, warlord and Bougainville separatist leader. He succeeded the late Francis Ona as the self-proclaimed King of Papala (an unrecognized entity) on 24 July 2005, taking the title of King David Peii II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Noah Musingku"
Police Sergeant Major Merire from Gomema village in Markham Valley near Lae was a member of the Royal Papuan and New Guinea Constabulary who joined the police force in 1936. On the occasion of the Japanese landings at Madang in 1942, he was able to move all the residents with their supplies into the forest to avoid capture. His subsequent observations as far along the coast as Finschhafen served to guide U.S. bombing raids on Japanese positions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sergeant Major Merire"
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