Republic of the North Solomons

The Republic of the North Solomons was an unrecognised state that purported to exist for about six months in what is now the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG). It involved: a 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the Republic of North Solomons' and a failed bid for self-determination at the UN Independence was unilaterally declared on 1 September 1975, from the Australian-administered territory of Papua and New Guinea, which itself was due to become independent on 16 September.

Republic of the North Solomons

The Republic of the North Solomons was an unrecognised state that purported to exist for about six months in what is now the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG). It involved: a 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the Republic of North Solomons' and a failed bid for self-determination at the UN Independence was unilaterally declared on 1 September 1975, from the Australian-administered territory of Papua and New Guinea, which itself was due to become independent on 16 September.