'We are reborn': Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea
The referendum gave voters in the island cluster a choice between independence and greater autonomy. "There`s tears, tears of joy, raw emotion - people have waited a long time," referendum Chairman Bertie Ahern said in the town of Buka. "The pen is always mightier than the sword."
Dec 11, 2019, 19:59 PM IST