Former rebel chief to lead Bougainville

Updated September 23 2020 - 4:06pm, first published 4:04pm
Bougainville has a new president to lead it to independence from PNG.
Bougainville has a new president to lead it to independence from PNG.

Former rebel military commander Ishmael Toroama has been elected president of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, electoral officials have announced.

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