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Former BRA fighters hugging PNG policemen at a Bougainville reconciliation ceremony ahead of the independence referendum

Former BRA fighters hugging PNG policemen at a Bougainville reconciliation ceremony ahead of the independence referendum Source: Getty

The people of Bougainville in an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea are set to start voting for independence from this weekend .


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By Stefan Armbruster

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The people of Bougainville in an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea are set to start voting for independence from this weekend .



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