2019 in Papua New Guinea
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Events in the year 2019 in Papua New Guinea.
Incumbents
Events
- 23 November to 7 December – The non-binding 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum showed that more than 98% of valid ballots cast were in favor of independence.[1][2]
Deaths
- 12 January – Christian Conrad Blouin, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lae (b. 1941).[3]
- 11 December – Albert Toro, actor, director and politician.[4]
References
- ^ "Bougainville independence vote delivers emphatic demand to become world's newest nation". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Polls close in Bougainville referendum on independence from PNG". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Leading Bougainville MP, actor, film-maker has died". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2020.