Bougainville People's Alliance Party

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Bougainville People's Alliance Party
Leader Ishmael Toroama
FoundedMay 2019
Ideology Populism
Bougainville Independence

The Bougainville People's Alliance Party (BPAP) is a Bougainvillean political party founded by Ishmael Toroama in 2019. [1] In the 2020 Bougainville Presidential Election, Toroama, the BPAP candidate, won the election. [2]

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References

  1. Romulus, Masiu (17 June 2020). "Former BRA launches party". Post Courier. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. Romulus, Masiu (23 September 2020). "Bougainville Declares New President Today". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Retrieved 29 March 2022.