replace him. Tanis lost the 2010 election to John Momis, who was re-elected in 2015. Momis sought to extend presidential term-limits, allowing him to contest the 2020 election, but this was rejected by both the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court. Ishmael Toroama is the current president, having won the 2020 election. Independence referendum The 2001 peace agreement stipulated that an independence referendum for Bougainville would be held between 10 and 15 years after the autonomous region's government had been formed, which set the deadline in 2020. The referendum was held in November and December of 2019, with 98.31% of voters choosing independence, and a turnout of 87.38%. Results were not contested by any parties. The referendum was non-binding, and was followed by consultation between the Bougainville and PNG governments. Agreement was reached that Bougainville would achieve independence and sovereignty no sooner than 2025 and no later than 2027, however this requires ratification from the national parliament and the Papuan president James Marape has not explicitly committed to Bougainville becoming separate from PNG. See also References Bibliography {{cite book|first=Peter|last=Elder|editor-first1=Anthony|editor-last1=Regan|editor-first2=Helga-Maria|editor-last2=Griffin|chapter=Between the ''Waitmans Wars: 1914–42|year=2005|title=Bougainville Before the Conflict|publisher=Stranger Journalism|isbn=9781740761383}} Further information Wayne Coles-Janess VOD of Bougainville - "Our Island, Our Fight" 1998 available Globally on iTunes. This a link to iTunes UK. Available in most Countries. Wayne Coles-Janess. "Inside Bougainville" 1994 ABC ABC Foreign Correspondent Inside Bougainville. ABC Foreign Correspondent- World in Focus – Lead Story (1997) Exclusive interview with Francis Ona. Interviewed by Wayne Coles-Janess. ABC Foreign Correspondent- Lead Story – Bougainville (1997) by Wayne Coles-Janess. Regan, Anthony J. 2010, Light intervention: Lessons from Bougainville. United States Institutes of Peace. See also the review of this book by Victoria Stead, Anthropological Forum, vol 22(3):320–322, 2012. Regan, Anthony and Helga Griffin. 2005, Bougainville Before the Conflict. Canberra, Pandanus Books. Robert Young Pelton. "The Hunter, the Hammer, and Heaven: Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad". 2002. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press. . The Coconut Revolution (2000) directed by Dom Rotheroe includes a report and interview with Francis Ona and the B.R.A. Bougainville – Our Island Our Fight (1998) by the multi-award-winning director Wayne Coles-Janess. The first footage of the war from behind the blockade. The critically acclaimed and internationally award-winning documentary is shown around the world. Roderic Alley, "Ethnosecession in Papua New Guinea: The Bougainville Case," in Rajat Ganguly and Ian MacDuff, ed.s, Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism in South Asia and Southeast