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	Francis Ona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ona was, in one stage of his life, employed by Bougainville Copper at the mine but he was increasingly critical of its impact on the environment and what he claimed was the low level of royalties paid the landowners.
		Ona became the acknowledged leader of the BRA after the death of Serero in 1989 with Sam Kauona, a former soldier in the army leading military operations.
		In response to a blockade imposed by the PNG Government later in 1990, Ona declared himself to be the head of the Bougainville Interim Government declaring independence for the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Ona (935 words)

	Francis Ona; secessionist leader in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Francis Ona, the charismatic leader of a bloody secessionist movement in the Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville, died Sunday.
		Ona's family, the people of the Meekamui Movement he led and the people of Bougainville should be proud of him.
		Ona emerged a few weeks before elections May 20 to proclaim Bougainville already independent from Papua New Guinea.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050729/news_1m29ona.html (281 words)

	Cyanide threat for Panguna ... Francis Ona concerned
		The Independent understands that the reports state that the dangers posed by the deadly chemical to humans and the environment are deemed serious and that Bougainville Revolutionary Army patriarch Francis Ona has put a blanket ban around the area where the containers are and has also stationed guards to keep people from going near them.
		Mr Ona recently expressed concern that there were an undisclosed number of containers, which, he believed, contained the deadly chemical, cyanide, which is often used in the extraction of gold.
		The source says that during his visits and deliberations with Mr Ona, he said that he would not allow anyone near the area where the alleged cyanide containers are except the right experts who would identify and confirm whether the matter in question is really cyanide and do a through assessment report on it.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press101.htm (969 words)

	Bougainville Seccessionist leader Francis Ona dies
		Francis Ona, el líder independentista papuano que luchó desde 1988 por la independencia de la provincia de Bougainville, murió en Guava, su pueblo natal, informa hoy el diario 'The Post-Courier'.
		Mr Ona’s body is still in Guava village, and Mr Kabui said he would liaise with the United Nations representatives in Arawa to have Mr Ona’s body flown to Buka for the funeral, but this would depend on Mr Ona’s inner circle and family.
		Ona, de 50 años, falleció mientras dormía de una enfermedad que se especula pudo tratarse de malaria.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press687.htm (1525 words)

	Foreign Correspondent - 4/03/97: Interview with Francis Ona
		Francis Ona is the leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA).
		Ona: I have already received intelligence report and that proves that Papua New Guinea government is planning for a big war on Bougainville.
		Ona: In 1990 its true there were undisciplined BRA, some of them.But today people are continue to trust and undertstand the role of BRA on Bougainville.
	www.abc.net.au /foreign/stories/s400627.htm (1030 words)

	Nation page
		Francis Ona was to prove an enduring symbol during that period.
		WE note the death of Mr Francis Ona.
		Current Administrator of Bougainville, Peter Tsiamalili, was a figure of PNG government authority when Francis Ona began his long journey into history.
	www.thenational.com.pg /0726/editorial1.htm (703 words)

	Bougainville secessionist leader dies WORLD NEWS tvnz.co.nz
		Francis Ona, the Bougainville secessionist leader who launched a bloody civil war that claimed more than 10,000 lives, has died after succumbing to illness at his jungle mountain retreat.
		Ona proclaimed himself king of the island and only emerged from 16 years of seclusion in the lead-up to the May election to repeat his claim Bougainville was already independent from PNG.
		Ona's death is unlikely to boost prospects of the mine reopening any time soon, with Kabui and PNG's Mining Minister Sam Akoitai both indicating it would remain closed indefinitely because it was such a sensitive issue.
	tvnz.co.nz /view/page/425822/599907 (536 words)

	NZOOM - ONE News - World
		Bougainville rebel leader Francis Ona marked his renegade republic's 11th anniversary of "independence" by telling Commonwealth peace monitors, including Australia and New Zealand, to get out of the island.
		Ona said his legal advisers were still preparing a brief to take before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, charging PNG, CRA and Australia "with responsibility for the war and the destruction of the environment on Bougainville".
		Ona said the Loalata Understanding's promise of an interim government for Bougainville, greater autonomy for the island and a referendum on independence was "a sham".
	onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,13632-1-9,00.html (708 words)

	Francis Ona, rebel with a cause
		By the mid-1980s, a younger generation of Bougainvillean landowners, such as Perpetua Serero and her cousin, Francis Ona, were frustrated by the scale of the environmental destruction, social degradation, lack of royalties, and broken promises that came from mining.
		Francis Ona worked as a surveyor at Panguna for 10 years before resigning in November 1988 and dedicating his time to the PLA.
		FRANCIS ONA, leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), passed away in late July from a short illness.
	www.iso.org.au /socialistworker/552/p6a.html (884 words)

	BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Bougainville rebel leader dies
		Francis Ona was the self-proclaimed king of Bougainville.
		Francis Ona, the man who launched a bloody 10-year war for independence in Papua New Guinea's island province of Bougainville, has died.
		Even Francis Ona's opponents have praised his determination to stand up for the rights of Bougainvilleans, although they disagreed with his methods.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4714703.stm (322 words)

	* NZine * Conflict in Bougainville - Part 2 - Interview With Sam Kauona Sirivi - Bougainville, Sam Kauona Sirivi, Bougainville Revolutionary Army, Francis Ona, Bougainville Company Limited, BRA, Copper Mining, Papua New Guinea, PN
		Francis Ona was the secretary of the Landowners Association formed by those who owned land in the immediate vicinity of the mine.
		Francis Ona organised a core group comprising concerned Bougainvilleans who were working in the mine with him.
		With those explosives Francis Ona's men began cutting down big power pylons which carried electricity from the coast to the interior where the mine was operating.
	www.nzine.co.nz /features/bville2.html (1340 words)

	Ona, reclusive and charismatic leader of Bougainville secessionist group
		MORESBY - The man who launched a bloody 10-year war for independence in Papua New Guinea's island province of Bougainville, Francis Ona, has died.
		Ona played a pivotal role in fomenting the conflict, sparked in large part by anger over the lack of local gains from the then-Australian-run Panguna gold and copper mine in central Bougainville near Guava.
		While he refrained from actively opposing the recent elections, in which Kabui, a former Ona ally, was elected Bougainville's president, Ona continued to demand independence and remained a thorn in the side of the new autonomous government.
	www.namibian.com.na /2005/July/world/05C861F6DE.html (580 words)

	Viewpoint
		Francis Ona’s death on Sunday from malaria and typhoid in his Guava village near the Panguna mine came only weeks after the election of Bougainville’s new autonomous government.
		Mr Ona alleged “a white mafia” was fooling the people with “white man’s tricks” by denying any poisoning of the river.
		Mr Ona’s softer line after the bitter secessionist conflict in the 1990s that cost more than 10,000 lives, contrasts with his early leadership of discontented Bougainvilleans who sabotaged the mine and confronted Papua New Guinean forces.
	www.postcourier.com.pg /20050726/focus.htm (645 words)

	CNN.com - Rebel leader joins Bougainville peace talks - May 24, 2001
		The elusive Ona and his supporters made a declaration of independence in 1990 and maintain that there is no need for peace negotiations, arguing that they should fight until the PNG government recognizes the island's independence.
		It remains in the hands of Ona's rebels and is a no-go area for the hundreds of Peace Monitoring Group personnel, including 240 Australians.
		It is the first time anyone linked with Ona's more extremist constituent of Bougainville's rebels has joined the coalition of separatist leaders in the peace process.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/05/24/png.bougainville (640 words)

	The Head Heeb: End of a rebellion?
		Caroline Tiriman reports that preparations for the election of an autonomous government on the island of Bougainville are going ahead, even in areas controlled by Mekamui Defense Force holdout Francis Ona:
		Ona himself, although remaining outside the political process and refusing to disarm, has apparently agreed to a census and voter registration in the "no go zone" that he controls.
		Evidently, the MDF is either not interested in disrupting the election or unable to do so, which in practical terms amounts to the same thing: that the vote is likely to go forward without significant violence.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/027974.html (275 words)

	George Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He wrote to his friend John Francis Mercer in 1786, "I never mean...
		The governor of New York, William Tryon, and the mayor of New York City, David Matthews, both Tories, were involved in the plot, as was one of Washington's bodyguards, Thomas Hickey, Hickey was court-martialed and hanged for mutiny, sedition, and treachery, on June 28, 1776.
		As President, Washington was mindful of the risk of splitting apart the young republic over the question of slavery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Washington (6609 words)

	ABC Asia Pacific - News - PNG's Bougainville secessionist leader dies
		Francis Ona (centre in blue shirt) recently made a rare public appearance to demand Bougainville's independence from PNG during this rally.
		Bougainville president shocked by Francis Ona's death »
		Mr Ona went on to became supreme commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and steadfastly refused to negotiate with the PNG authorities.
	abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1421588.htm (480 words)

	The Papua New Guinea – Bougainville peace process
		Francis Ona, the government's most wanted man, began to recruit what later came to be known as the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) initially from around the Kieta area, and later from Siwai and Nagovisi in the south.
		Francis Ona was fortunate not to have attended the signing ceremony.
		Francis Ona did not attend and the sabotage continued.
	www.c-r.org /accord/boug/accord12/early.shtml (5098 words)

	Bougainville - Francis Ona
		Francis and his aligned chiefs have created the Mekamui National ChiefOs Assembly and its armed forces as the Mekamui Defense Force.
		Francis claims that he received his presidential support from the 700 chiefs and other supporters who met in Panguna on July 28-31, 1998.
		They have graciously made big red lined "No fly" zones for their orange Hueys because Francis and his boys like to shoot at them.
	www.comebackalive.com /df/dplaces/bougainv/player2.htm (195 words)

	Papua New Guinea Forum - Francis Ona Dies — Bougainville pays tribute
		The untimely death of Mr Francis Ona which came as a shock for many is perhaps another sad chapter for Bougainville and its people.
		Francis Ona died on Sunday at around 1pm at his Guava village after a short illness.
		The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) believes that Francis Ona as a leader had a lot to do with the granting of Autonomy to Bougainville and the eventual referendum in 10 - 15 years time.
	www.pngbd.com /forum/showthread.php?t=13560 (748 words)

	The World Today - Francis Ona dies of malaria
		STEVE MARSHALL: Earlier this year Francis Ona returned from the hills to oppose the presence of the Australian Federal Police Force under the Enhanced Co-operation Program and the election of a new autonomous Government.
		STEVE MARSHALL: A United Nations helicopter will fly Francis Ona's body from his village Guava to the Island's capital Bukka, despite Mr Ona's defiance to recognise the new Bougainville Government, which wants to resume mineral exploration at the mine which sparked the bitter conflict.
		And the Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's office released a statement saying the Federal Government urges everyone associated with Mr Ona to continue working for peace on Bougainville and for the success of the island's new autonomous Government.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2005/s1421899.htm (784 words)

	ABC Asia Pacific - News - Bougainville president shocked by Francis Ona's death - Text Only
		Francis Ona died yesterday at Guava village near the now closed Panguna mine in Central Bougainville.
		Bougainville President Joseph Kabui has expressed his shock over the death of former secessionist leader Francis Ona.
		Mr Ona went on to became supreme commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and steadfastly refused to negotiate with the Papua New Guinea authorities.
	abcasiapacific.com /news/stories_to/1421915.htm (319 words)

	png01.htm
		Mr Ona said in his statement last night that he would sort things out from his end and added that Mr Downer should not worry as everything was in his (Ona's) hands.
		Mr Ona said he was in a cabinet meeting and would contact Mr Downer as soon as he finished and had free time.
		In a statement late yesterday, Mr Ona assured Mr Momis' family and the people of Bougainville and PNG that the Bougainville MP would not be harmed.
	www.green.net.au /boganv/png01.htm (589 words)

	Bougainville - Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)
		When Francis Ona put his foot down and refused to negotiate with what were his former enemies, the Kiwi/Aussie delegation provided funds for the military leader Sam Kauona to attend.
		BIG/BRA is led by Jospeh Kabui and Sam Kauona, former leaders under Francis Ona.
		Francis says he was paid $17,000 to start talking peace.
	www.comebackalive.com /df/dplaces/bougainv/player1.htm (314 words)

	Pacific Media Watch
		PORT MORESBY: The company that abandoned the giant Panguna mine at the centre of Bougainville's long and bloody civil war cannot see it reopening anytime soon despite the death of rebel leader Francis Ona.
		But in 1989 Ona and his followers launched hostilities on the island fuelled by landowner anger over benefits from the mine and the environmental damage it was causing.
		Ona, 52, died in his sleep at his jungle hideout near Panguna on Sunday after a short illness.
	www.pmw.c2o.org /2005/boug4771.html (1089 words)

	Francis Ona
		I am deeply saddened and in shock to find out that Francis Ona passed away suddenly on July 24 at his village in Guava, Bougainville, at the age of 52.
		Bougainville Freedom Movement (Australia) mourns the untimely death of Francis Ona, who remained true to his ideal of an independent Bougainville right to the end.
		Ona in person, I was privileged from 1993-95, with other supporters of the Bougainville Freedom Movement around Australia, to be connected with him on regular phone link-ups that were supported by then-WA Greens politician Dee Margetts.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2005/636/636p19b.htm (430 words)

	Bougainville
		The “no-go-zone” is enforced by members of rebel hardliner Francis Ona’s Mekamui organisation, which prohibits outsiders from entering Panguna and surrounding areas.
		BIG is led by Joseph Kabui, the Republic of Mekamui by Francis Ona.
		At the meeting will be Attorney General Francis Damem and his Director of Legal Services, John Bogomberi, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Constitutional matters, Dr Tony Deklin and State Solicitor Isikiel Mesulam among others.
	www.exkiap.net /news/bougainville.htm (2662 words)

	NORTHERN - Online Information article about NORTHERN
		Carlsc ona, 1087 houses, churches, warehouses, andc., destroyed.
		Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NEW_NUM/NORTHERN.html (486 words)

	Max Watts: Francis Ona, the Napoleon of Mekamui
		Francis Ona is negotiating with BCL/Rio Tinto--about the Environmental Damages the Panguna mine is causing on Bougainville.
		For years Ona was only a hunted "terrorist" in the mountains of Bougainville, with a 200,000 Kina price on his head, dead or alive.
		All proportions taken into account, Ona was as remarkable a leader as--in his time, in his country--Napoleon.
	counterpunch.org /watts07302005.html (2006 words)

	Radio Australia - News - Mourning in Bougainville for Francis Ona
		Papua New Guinea's autonomous province of Bougainville has declared a week of mourning to honour former secessionist leader Francis Ona.
		Bougainville president shocked by Francis Ona's death > [25/07/2005]
		President Joseph Kabui says a state funeral is also being planned but will depend on whether Mr Ona's family will allow his body to be flown to the provincial capital Buka for public viewing.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/stories/s1422083.htm (220 words)

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