Bougainville was to become part of an independent Papua New Guinea, however, on 11 September 1975, in a failed bid for self-determination, Bougainville declared the Republic of the North Solomons.
Bougainville was to become part of an independent Papua New Guinea on 11 September 1975. This was in a failed bid for self-determination. This was however. This was what Bougainville declared the Republic of the North Solomons.