2019 in Oceania
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Events in Oceania, during 2019.
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Events
April
- April 3
- General elections were held in the Solomon Islands.[1] They were the first general elections since the RAMSI mission concluded in 2017. On 24 April 2019, Manasseh Sogavare was elected by the 11th National Parliament as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands.[2]
August
- August 13
- Samoan police confirmed they had foiled an assassination plot against Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.[3][4]
- August 24
- Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru.[5] President Baron Waqa lost his seat in Boe Constituency, making him ineligible for a third term.[6] Following the elections, Lionel Aingimea was elected president, winning a parliamentary vote 12–6 against David Adeang.[7]
September
- September 9
- General elections were held in Tuvalu.[8] Enele Sopoaga, the caretaker prime minister was re-elected to parliament. However, the members of parliament elected Kausea Natano as prime minister.[9][10][11]
November
- November 23 – 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum.
- 81 deaths from measles outbreak from lack of vaccination in Samoa
December
- 5 December
- The deadly measles epidemic in Samoa has led to the United Nations' World Health Organization to deploy 128 medical teams to assist in vaccination efforts. The UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $2.7 million to support the response.[12]
- December 7 A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville,[13] an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, between 23 November and 7 December 2019.
- December 11 - The results of the referendum are announced. Over 98% of the votes are in favour of independence.[14]
See also
Wikinews has related news:
- List of state leaders in Oceania in 2019
- List of elections in 2019 in Oceania
- 2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)
Articles on Elections
- Micronesian parliamentary election, 2019 5 March 2019
- Australia
- New South Wales state election, 2019 23 March 2019
- Tasmanian Legislative Council election, 2019 4 May 2019
- Australian federal election, 2019 18 May 2019
- Solomon Islands general election, 2019 3 April 2019
- Nauruan parliamentary election, 2019 24 August 2019
- New Zealand local elections, 2019 12 October 2019
- Bougainvillean independence referendum 23 November 2019
- Marshallese general election, 2019 18 November 2019
- Kiribati parliamentary election, 2019 December 2019
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References
- ^ Votes for sale in Solomon Islands election Radio New Zealand, 12 February 2019
- ^ "Manasseh Sogavare elected prime minister of Solomon Islands". Radio New Zealand. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ Ensor, Jamie. "Plot uncovered to assassinate Samoan Prime Minister - report". Newshub. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Three men charged in connection with plot to assassinate Samoa PM". No. RNZ. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Nauru election to be held August 24th". Rodio New Zealand. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Nauru President Baron Waqa loses bid for re-election ABC News, 25 August 2019
- ^ Aingimea chosen as Waqa's successor in Nauru Radio New Zealand, 27 August 2019
- ^ "Tuvalu to go to the polls on 9 September". Radio New Zealand. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Evan Wasuka & Alan Weedon (19 September 2019). "Pacific climate change champion Enele Sopoaga is no longer Tuvalu's PM — so who's next in?". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted". 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett (19 September 2019). "Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "UN team aids Samoa response to deadly measles epidemic". UN News. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Lyons, Kate (11 December 2019). "Bougainville referendum: region votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Jessie Yeung and Angus Watson. "Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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