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The Republic of the North Solomons was an unrecognised state that purported to exist for about six months in what is now the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG). It involved:〔The Bougainville independence referendum: Assessing the risks and challenges before, during and after the referendum by Jo Woodbury January 2015; Commonwealth of Australia〕〔Other People's Wars: A History of Australian Peacekeeping; Peter Londey; Allen & Unwin, 2004; Laracy 'Bougainville secessionism'〕 Independence was unilaterally declared on 11 September 1975,〔(Chronology of Bougainville Civil War )〕 from the Australian-administered territory of Papua and New Guinea, which itself was due to become independent on 16 September. Tensions soon escalated and by mid-1976, the Papua New Guinea riot police squad was sent to southern Bougainville to restore order.〔 John Momis, at the time Chairman of the putative Republic's ruling council denounced this action as an invasion.〔 Mutual concerns about security on the island and the Republic's failure to achieve any international recognition eventually led to talks between the PNG Government and the secesssionist leader.〔 A settlement was reached in August 1976 on the basis of increased decentralisation. Bougainville was renamed "''North Solomons Province''", in recognition of its geography, and re-absorbed politically into PNG with increased self-governance powers, a model later replicated to delineate provincial powers throughout PNG.〔 ==Reaction== Papua New Guinea's Chief Minister, Mr Michael Somare, initially showed no outward concern at Bougainville's stand. The Roman Catholic Church, the most powerful organization in Bougainville, officially announced its support for the breakaway move. (Bougainvilleans have experienced German, British, and Australian colonial administrations and missionaries.) Papua New Guinea, Australia and the United Nations did not recognize the secession and PNG government officials on the island simply ignored it. Through their district council, the Western Islands District of the British Solomon Islands Protectoratecomprising a third of the population of the Solomon Islandsasked to join independent Bougainville. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Republic of the North Solomons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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