President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Paulias Matane Prime Minister Michael Somare Autonomous Bougainville Government President of Bougainville John Tabinaman (acting) Bougainville House of Representatives Political parties Elections: 2005 Capital City Buka Former Capital City Arawa

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The President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville governs the island, which is an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea.

The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui,^[1] who was elected in June 2005,^[1] following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War. Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on June 7, 2008,^[1] and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election is held.^[2]

[edit] List of Presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Joseph Kabui	June 2005	June 7, 2008	Bougainville People's Congress
John Tabinaman (acting)	June 2008	present

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