Bougainville conflict

December 1, 1988 โ€“ April 20, 1998 · Panguna, Bougainville

Result Military stalemate

Separatist war on Bougainville Island between Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, started over the Panguna copper mine; up to 20,000 people died.

Papua New Guinea

Bougainville Revolutionary Army

Other

Strength and losses

Killed
300
Strength
c. 2,000
Killed
1,000โ€“2,000