New Bougainville Party
Encyclopedia
New Bougainville Party is a political party
in the autonomous region of Bougainville
, Papua New Guinea
. It was founded on 22 April 2005 by John Momis
, governor from 1999 to 2005, and is currently led by Ezekiel Masatt.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the autonomous region of Bougainville
Bougainville Province
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville, previously known as North Solomons, is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island , and the province also includes the island of Buka and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets...
, 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...
. It was founded on 22 April 2005 by John Momis
John Momis
John Momis is the current President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Momis was sworn in as President of Bougainville on June 10, 2010, after defeating his predecessor, President James Tanis, and five other challengers by a landslide in the 2010 presidential election.Momis, who served as a...
, governor from 1999 to 2005, and is currently led by Ezekiel Masatt.