2008 Bougainvillean presidential election

none Presidential elections were held in Bougainville (an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea) from November 30 to December 18, 2008.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=43638 Bougainville elections chief happy with progress in Presidential election 11 December 2008 Radio New Zealand International 21 September 2011 Voters elected the new President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, following the death of President Joseph Kabui while in office, on June 7. The potential resumption of controversial mining activities, which were at the root of Bougainville's civil war in the 1990s, was reportedly a key issue in this election.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=41752 Bougainville presidential election shapes up as referendum on mining 29 August 2008 Radio New Zealand International 21 September 2011 There were twelve candidates at the by-election: Nick Peniai, Edward Okuwau, Gerard Sinato, Sam Kauona, Clarence Cozxiune, James Tanis, Ruben Siara, Sam Akoitai, Sylvester Niu, Joel Banam, Raymond Hakena and Patrick Leslie.7 vie for top post PNG Post-Courier 11 December 2009 The two favourites had been considered to be Papua New Guinea's former mining minister Akoitai and former rebel leader Kauona.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/05/2438890.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20081208010459/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/05/2438890.htm dead December 8, 2008 'Two Sams' face off as Bougainville goes to the polls 5 December 2008 In total, 14 candidates stood in the election.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=43620 Bougainville's presidential election sees a slow start 10 December 2008 Radio New Zealand International 21 September 2011 Sinato represented Kabui's Bougainville People's Congress, while Hakena represented the New Bougainville Party.Five vie for Bville presidency PNG Post-Courier 13 November 2008 Ex-Sanguma member joins presidential race PNG Post-Courier 17 November 2008 With 22,956 votes being cast, the election was won by James Tanis, a former Bougainville Revolutionary Army separatist and the third-place candidate in the 2005 election, with 11,112 votes. Akoitai finished second with 9,217 votes.NEWSROOM 2008 http://www.bougainville-copper.eu/newsroom-2008-2.html www.bougainville-copper.eu sk 10 May 2020.Tanis is ABG leader PNG Post-Courier 29 December 2008 Tanis was sworn in on 6 January 2009.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=43999 Tanis sworn in as new president of PNG's Bougainville province 6 January 2009 Radio New Zealand International 21 September 2011 References Category:Elections in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Category:2008 elections in Oceania Category:2008 in Papua New Guinea