The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG; Tok Pisin: Otonomos Bogenvil Gavman[1]) is the government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
Elections for the first autonomous government were held in May and June 2005; Joseph Kabui was elected president, with Joseph Watawi selected by the House of Representatives as vice-president.
A non-binding referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea was held in December 2019.
[3] This was in accordance with the terms of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, which requires such a referendum to be held by 2020.
[4] There were concerns that the referendum could result in violence due to unresolved tensions from the Bougainville conflict.