The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is the government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

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The government was established in 2000 following a peace agreement between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army

Bougainville Revolutionary Army

The Bougainville Revolutionary Army was formed in 1988 by Bougainvilleans seeking independence from Papua New Guinea .BRA leaders argue that Bougainville is ethnically part of the Solomon Islands and has not profited from the extensive mining that has occurred on the island...

 (BRA) a guerrilla movement.

The Constitution of Bougainville specifies that the Autonomous Bougainville Government shall consist of three branches: http://directory.cpahq.org/directory/default.aspx?orgid=242, http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/cotarob2004558/, http://www.governance.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=195

• Executive - the Bougainville Executive Council led by a President.

• Legislative - the Bougainville House of Representatives (39 elected members and 2 ex officio members).

• Judicial - the Bougainville Courts including a Supreme Court and High Court.

Elections for the first Autonomous Government were held in May and June 2005; Joseph Kabui

Joseph Kabui

Joseph Canisius Kabui was a secessionist leader and the first President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, from 2005 to 2008. He was also the leader of the Bougainville People's Congress....

 was elected President, with Joseph Watawi selected by the House of Representatives as Vice-President.