Arawa, Papua New Guinea, capital city of Bougainville province in Papua New Guinea
Tanis was inaugurated as Bougainville's second elected President in a colorful swearing-in ceremony on 6 January 2009, as Bougainvilleans in traditional costumes travelled from all corners of the island to attend the ceremony in Arawa, Central Bougainville.
During Prime Minister Paias Wingti's term, the PNG Government renewed military efforts with troops capturing Arawa, the provincial capital in 1993 and recapturing the Panguna mine.