Withdrawal of Troops – 2001

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Withdrawal of Troops – 2001

2001

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On December 31, 2001, Defence Force Chief, Brigadier General Peter Ilau, said that the Defense Force soldiers would be withdrawn from serving on Bougainville the following year because there were no funds to keep them on the island.1 This decision, however, was not related to the peace agreement provision.

  1. “Papua New Guinea: Soldiers to withdraw from Bougainville due to lack of funds,” BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific — Political, December 31, 2001.