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	Fiji (04/07)
		Fiji was readmitted to the Commonwealth in October.
		Fiji is one of the more developed of the Pacific island economies, although it remains a developing country with a large subsistence agriculture sector.
		Fiji became the 127th member of the United Nations on October 13, 1970, and participates actively in the organization.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1834.htm (3766 words)

	NEWS - INTERNATIONAL - AUSTRALIAN - Comcast.net
		Election officials unload the last ballot boxes in Suva, Fiji, Saturday, May 13, 2006 after polling was...
		Election officials have been surprised by the lower turnout in a country where failure to cast a ballot can result in a fine.
		Chaudhry was Fiji's first Indo-Fijian prime minister before he was deposed by armed Fijian nationalists in a 2000 coup and replaced by Qarase in a peace deal brokered by the military.
	www.comcast.net /news/international/australia/index.jsp?cat=AUSTRALIA&fn=/2006/05/15/391881.html (331 words)

	Fiji election of 1987 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The general election of April 1987 was Fiji's fifth since the country had gained its independence from the United Kingdom seventeen years earlier.
		The Alliance Party of the longtime Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, was defeated by a multiracial coalition, consisting of the Fiji Labour Party (contesting the election for the first time), the Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party, and two smaller parties, the Western United Front and the Fiji Nationalist Party.
		In the House of Representatives, the coalition won a total of 28 seats to the Alliance's 24, and Dr Timoci Bavadra, the leader of the coalition, became Prime Minister.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fiji_election_of_1987 (324 words)

	George Speight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		George Speight was born in 1957 as the son of Sam Speight, a prosperous farmer of Fijian peopleethnic Fijian and European descent.
		The elder Speight participated in the Fiji coup of 19871987 coup instigated by Sitiveni Rabuka, which was ostensibly about protecting the interests of ethnic Fijians from Indo-Fijians, who had won a significant degree of power for the first time in the recent Fiji election of 1987elections.
		FIJI has withdrawn a demand that the Australian prosecutor who headed cases against the leaders of a 2000 coup should leave the South Pacific state immediately, reports said today.
	www.infothis.com /find/George_Speight (948 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office.
		Fiji elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		Fiji has held nine general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=List_of_parliamentary_elections_in_Fiji (350 words)

	Fijian Political Party Online Research :: Information about Fijian Political Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The SVT won the Fiji election of 1992 of 1992, but the subsequent defection of six parliamentarians left it without a workable majority.
		Despite this, it won a plurality in the Fiji election of 1994 that was called three years early, in 1994.
		It contested the Fiji election of 2001 held to restore democracy in 2001 on a platform of supporting the 1997 constitution with amendments, free public transport for school children, an increase in government spending to alleviate poverty, and promotion of community initiatives to end domestic violence.
	www.in-northcarolina.com /search/Fijian_Political_Party.html (787 words)

	From Fiji to Rwanda Jai (The Head Heeb)
		For Reddy, a respected judge of the Fiji Court of Appeal and a leader of the Indian community in Fiji, the appointment represents the capstone of a long and successful career, but is made poignant by the fact that he is a prophet without honor in his own country.
		Between independence in 1970 and the 1987 general election, Fiji was ruled by the Alliance party, which was dominated by traditional chiefs from the minor islands east of Viti Levu.
		In the 1999 general elections, though - the first to be held under the 1997 constitution - both Reddy and Rabuka were defeated at the polls, and the increasingly radicalized Indo-Fijian community supported firebrand Labour leader Mahendra Chaudhry.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /2003/02/from_fiji_to_rwanda_jai.php (863 words)

	Colour, Class and Custom: References
		'Fiji: the politics of a plural society', in Ahmed Ali and Ron Crocombe (eds), Politics of Melanesia.
		Introduction to 'As the dust settles: impact and implications of the Fiji coups', The Contemporary Pacific 2 (Spring): 1-10.
		'Fiji: the anatomy of a revolution', Pacifica 1 (January): 67-110.
	www.speedysnail.com /pacific/fiji_coup/refs.html (1290 words)

	Fiji
		Parliamentary elections were held between August 25 and September 1, per the Constitution, and were observed by teams from the U.N., the Commonwealth, and the European Union; they generally were regarded as free and fair.
		Fiji's Law Society met in 2000 and periodically during the year; it issued a number of critical statements regarding the status of the judiciary.
		After the election, four ethnic Fijian women were appointed to the Cabinet (two as ministers and two as assistant ministers), and another was appointed to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8308.htm (8819 words)

	Cane farmers face election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Fiji’s sugar cane farmers are headed for an election to select the Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC).
		After the 1987 military coups the military regime reduced the number of elected representatives to 38 and added 8 persons who were nominated by the government.
		The election for the 38 representatives takes place on 5 May. Farmers are divided into supporting the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Fiji Cane Growers Council (FCGC).
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/hot_press/no679.htm (240 words)

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		The elections were held to choose the new 71 members of the House of Representatives fifteen months after armed nationalists, led by Mr.
		Fiji has been rocked by three racially inspired coups and a military mutiny since 1987, fuelled by indigenous Fijian fears that the country's minority ethnic Indians, who dominate the economy, would also dominate politically.
		The Fiji High Court ruled in July 2001 that the elections could proceed, upholding the decision of the emergency government to dismiss the elected government of Mr.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2109_E.htm (489 words)

	Historical Timeline - Fiji Government Online
		Fiji had to have two general elections this year after the first, which was won by the National federation Party could not get started because of internal bickering amongst NFP members, notably Siddiq Koya and Karam Ramrakha.
		The General Election was won by the Coalition NFP-FLP, and resulted in the relegation of former PM, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and Alliance MP to the Opposition, while Dr Timoci Bavadra was sworn in as Prime Minister.
		The first general elections under the new 1990 constitution was conducted and the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei took control of the polls.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/historical_timeline.shtml (2616 words)

	Fiji election of 1987 - Definition, explanation
		The general election of April 1987 was Fiji's fifth since the country had gained its independence from the United Kingdom seventeen years earlier.
		The Alliance Party of the longtime Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, was defeated by a multiracial coalition, consisting of the Fiji Labour Party (contesting the election for the first time) and the National Federation Party.
		In the House of Representatives, the coalition won a total of 28 seats to the Alliance's 24, and Dr Timoci Bavadra, the leader of the coalition, became Prime Minister.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fi/fiji_election_of_1987.php (289 words)

	CNN.com - Commonwealth shuns Fiji - September 20, 2001
		Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth's main forums in June last year following the overthrow of the country's elected government by self-styled Fijian nationalists led by businessman George Speight.
		In a general election earlier this month, the party led by indigenous Fijian Prime Minister Lasenia Qarase gained the greatest number of seats and was invited to form a coalition government.
		Fiji's powerful military then installed Qarase as interim Prime Minister, but Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth until it restored democratic rule.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/09/19/fiji.common (354 words)

	Fiji, 1987-2007: The Story of Four Coups - Worldpress.org
		Fiji's military leader Bainimarama (left) talks to his senior officers before attending a press conference where he appealed to the world for understanding of his coup on Dec. 7, 2006.
		Fiji went to the polls again in less than two years due to indigenous Fijian disunity and the SVT was returned to office by a 31-seat majority.
		Unlike the 1987 coup, the government ministers were held captive for 56 days and the coup disguised as a nationalist push for indigenous political control ended up exacerbating divisions among the indigenous Fijians as chiefs from Fiji's three confederacies—Tovata, Kubuna, and Burebasaga—jostled for power and influence through the Great Council of Chiefs.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=2895&dont=yes (1893 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Fiji held a general election in 1994, three years earlier than scheduled.
		The election produced little change among the 38 seats in the House of Representatives that were reserved for ethnic Fijians and Rotuman Islanders.
		The Fiji Labour Party lost 6 of its 13 seats, with the National Federation Party winning the remaining 20.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Fiji_election_of_1994 (255 words)

	Wansolwara Online: News (USP)
		Fiji's Elections Supervisor Walter Rigamoto clears up confusion during a radio talkback show over citizens' voting rights, and how to cast their ballot.
		Thirty four candidates for the Fiji general election are reportedly on an international fllist for allegedly being involved with last year's attempted coup.
		Fiji's Daily Post says in an editorial that the Electoral Commission's decision to allow terrorists George Speight, Ratu Timoci Silatolu and Ilisoni Ligairi to contest the general election cannot be right.
	www.usp.ac.fj /journ/docs/news/wansolnews/polldiary.html (1680 words)

	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Fiji's flora and fauna are relatively few in number but are of exceptional scientific interest because of the higher proportion of endemic forms.
		Fiji achieved independence as a Realm within the Commonwealth on 10 October 1970 and enjoyed political stability until the election of April 1987 when Fiji’s first Indo-Fijian dominated coalition was elected.
		Fiji is a member of the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) grouping, and held the ACP Presidency in 2002.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965318864 (3445 words)

	Hinduism Today \| Jun 1987
		Rabuka, a Christian and Fiji's number three man in the military who said he led the coup to end ethnic tensions, demanded 40 of 52 seats in the House of Representatives for native Fijians, ignoring the Indian majority.
		Jay Nijjor, of Fiji Market in San Bruno, said that relations have been good between the communities and he considers the potential for violence to be limited.
		Just before the elections the Indian Commissioner of Police, P.V. Raman, was removed from office by Mara, leaving all the armed forces of the country in the control of Fijians.
	www.hinduismtoday.com /archives/1987/06/1987-06-07.shtml (1123 words)

	FIJI'S NEW WESTERN CONFEDERACY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Western leaders have held none of the strategic posts until the election in 1987 of Bavadra, member of a noble lineage and married to a chief, Adi Kuini (recently Deputy PM in the Chaudhry government).
		Grumbles about the fact that western Fiji earned the lion's share of Fiji's income but received the crumbs from the table in its distribution go back to the early days of Independence, and became sharply focussed during the 1977 elections.
		While Fiji's west may possibly be economically viable on its own, it is far less clear that the remainder of Fiji would be.
	www.melanesia.org /views/ewins8jun2000.htm (1711 words)

	Politics of Fiji \| Fiji Travel Guide: Honeymoon Destination Fiji
		Politics of Fiji takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Fiji is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The parliamentary election of 1992 was inconclusive, and the position of the largest party, the Fijian Political Party, was further undermined by subsequent defections.
		Fiji maintains an independent judiciary, with judicial power vested in three courts (the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court) established by the Constitution, which also makes provision for other courts to be set up by Parliament; Magistrate Courts have accordingly been set up.
	goto-fiji.com /travel/5/politics-of-fiji.html (2437 words)

	Asia Times: Fiji's election: The race for parliament
		His co-deputy prime minister, the leader of the Fijian Association Party (FAP) Adi Kuini, was another indigenous Fijian moderate politician to lose her seat to the SDL, along with the leader of the former ruling party Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT).
		When he staged Fiji's first coup in 1987 to depose the country's first Indian-dominated government, Rabuka said he did it to safeguard the interests of the indigenous Fijians.
		In an election analysis in the Fiji Sun newspaper last week, the University of the South Pacific professor Vijay Naidu argued that it would be a cruel irony to allow coup leader Speight's party to hold any balance of power in a governing coalition.
	www.atimes.com /oceania/CI11Ah01.html (942 words)

	Fiji election of 1987 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The List of parliamentary elections in Fijigeneral election of April 1987 was FijiFiji's fifth since the country had gained its independence from the United Kingdom seventeen years earlier.
		In the House of Representatives (Fiji)House of Representatives, the coalition won a total of 28 seats to the Alliance's 24, and Timoci BavadraDr Timoci Bavadra/, the leader of the coalition, became Prime Minister.
		Effective Indo-Fijian domination of the government caused widespread resentment among the ethnic Fijian community, and after less than a month in office, the new government was deposed in on May 14 1987 in a Fiji coups of 1987coup d'état led by Lieutenant-Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka/.
	www.infothis.com /find/Fiji_election_of_1987 (465 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century).
		Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a coup in May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil.
		Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fj.html (988 words)

	Fiji
		Fiji, which had been inhabited since the second millennium B.C., was explored by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries.
		Fiji - Fiji or Viti, officially Republic of the Fiji Islands, republic made up of a Melanesian island...
		Fiji: Land - Land Fiji comprises c.320 islands, of which some 105 are inhabited.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107509.html (921 words)

	CNN.com - FACTBOX: Fiji's election process - September 4, 2001
		SUVA, Fiji (Reuters) - Ousted Fiji Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry won his seat in elections called after he was deposed last year in a racially inspired coup and was virtually guaranteed a place in any post-coup government.
		He was re-appointed prime minister in 1994, promising to review the 1990 constitution, which led to a new one in 1997.
		-- Head of the Fiji military, Commander Frank Bainimarama, assumed control of the government after the parliament was dissolved by President Ratu Mara in the wake of the coup.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/09/04/fiji.factbox (546 words)

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