Context
The Bougainville islanders have always regarded themselves as a separate entity in Papua New Guinea. The people have very dark skins in contrast to the lighter shades of Papuans and New Guineans. The island is 1,000 kilometres east of the mainland and, geographically, is nearer the Solomon Islands, forming part of the Solomon Islands archipelago.
The declaration of independence followed the discovery sometime previously of the world's largest deposits of copper in the region. The Papua New Guinea Government had then established the Bougainville Copper mine company in Panguna, central Bougainville. Bougainville Copper was a subsidiary of Conzinc Rio Tinto of Australia, which in turn was controlled by the British company Rio Tinto Group. When the mining started, the Australia administration, backed by armed police, gave access to prospectors while informing residents that their land was being taken over without discussion.
Bougainville rejoined Papua New Guinea as the Autonomous Region of Bougainville early in 1976.
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