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	Fiji election of 1994 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fiji_election_of_1994 (278 words)

	Fiji (09/05)
		Fiji was readmitted to the Commonwealth in October.
		Fiji is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, although it remains a developing country with a large subsistence agriculture sector.
		The Government of Fiji reported that growth was driven by a recovery in the tourism industry as well as by improved performance in mining, the harvesting and processing of mahogany, and fresh fish exports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1834.htm (3629 words)

	George Speight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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		FIJI has withdrawn a demand that the Australian prosecutor who headed cases against the leaders of a 2000 coup should leave the South Pacific state immediately, reports said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)

	Fijian Political Party Online Research :: Information about Fijian Political Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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)

	Fiji election of 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The general election to the Fijian House of Representatives, held in May 1999, was historic.
		Previously, all seats in the Fijian House of Representatives had been allocated on an ethnic basis, with the numbers deliberately skewed in favour of ethnic Fijians.
		President and "father of the nation" Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara worked behind the scenes, however, to persuade the main ethnic Fijian parties in parliament to accept Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry as Prime Minister.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/fiji_election_of_1999 (412 words)

	Fiji election of 1999 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral system and resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.
		The remaining six seats (two ethnic Fijian, two "general electorates," one Rotuman, and one open) were won by minor parties and independents.
		Many ethnic Fijians were unwilling to accept the result of the election, which was partly because their own votes had been so fragmented while those of Indo-Fijians had been much more united.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fiji_election_of_1999 (401 words)

	CNN.com - Main players in Fiji's election - September 9, 2001
		He led Fiji until he changed its racist constitution in 1997-98 and was wiped out in a 1999 election landslide by Chaudhry.
		Fiji's traditional chiefly rulers appoint the president and are viewed as the unofficial political masters of Fiji.
		Fiji's president Ratu Josefa Iloilo was appointed in the aftermath of Fiji's May 2000.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/08/24/fiji.profiles (613 words)

	2001 General Election Watch Preliminary Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The purpose of the Election Watch was to identify the problems that emerged in connection with the recent election and to suggest solutions for the future.
		The figures for women voting were lower than in 1999 and that a smaller proportion of the women standing for election were successful in the polls in 2001 than in 1999.
		There was enough suspicion about aspects of the election process and a sufficiently widespread perception that the elections were not adequately free and fair for this to be a cause of concern.
	www.ccf.org.fj /news/2001/november/election_watch_executive_summary.htm (1656 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 (8797 words)

	Elections Update
		The former Fiji School of Agriculture College principal said that when she retired from the civil service last year she was not thinking of contesting the general elections.
		She said that she was looking forward to the election and it was up to the Rotumans all over Fiji to decide which candidate should represent them in the new Parliament.
		Mr Kafoa, 51, was born in the chiefly district of Noatau in Rotuma and is a former member of the Council of Chiefs in Rotuma.
	www.hawaii.edu /oceanic/rotuma/os/NewsArchive/Archive1999/elections.html (4783 words)

	Fiji election of 1982 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fiji's fourth general election to the House of Representatives was held in 1982.
		However, it won only 28 seats, 8 fewer than at the previous election of September 1977.
		The Western United Front of Ratu Osea Gavidi won only two seats, but split the vote, allowing the National Federation party, with which it tactically allied itself, to pick up six seats for a total of 22.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fiji_election_of_1982 (164 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999 - Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fiji continued to make progress toward a more representative and democratic government following peaceful and democratic elections in May. The amended Constitution that came into effect in July 1998 encourages a multiethnic government while protecting traditional Fijian values.
		Peaceful and democratic elections were held in May and resulted in a change of government and the election of a Labor Party-led coalition administration.
		The Government bought one of the country's two daily newspapers, the Fiji Post and announced in August that all government advertising and official statements henceforth would be published only in the Fiji Post.
	www.usemb.se /human/human1999/fiji.html (4733 words)

	Fiji election of 1999 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The (A national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies) general election to the (A native or inhabitant of Fiji) Fijian (The lower legislative house of the United States Congress) House of Representatives, held in May 1999, was historic.
		Previously, all seats in the Fijian House of Representatives had been allocated on an ethnic basis, with the numbers deliberately skewed in favour of (Click link for more info and facts about ethnic Fijians) ethnic Fijians.
		Although the (A brilliant and notable success) coup was eventually put down, the repercussions of it are still being felt as of 2004.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fi/Fiji_election_of_1999.htm (385 words)

	Café Pacific: Asia-Pacific Network: Cybermedia
		In fact, all the Fiji news media performed credibly and fairly in reporting the election, which involved a new preferential voting system and was covered for the first time by national television.
		Fiji's largest circulation daily newspaper, The Fiji Times, is also planning a Website as part of an upgrade of its computer pagination system [launched in mid-June 1999].
		Having covered the Fiji coups of 1987 and written a book, Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific, dealing with the issues, he returned to Suva last year to take up the position of Journalism Programme Coordinator at the University of the South Pacific (USP).
	www.asiapac.org.fj /cafepacific/resources/aspac/wapc2.html (4386 words)

	Fiji election of 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The generalelection to the Fijian House of Representatives, held in May 1999, washistoric.
		It was the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral systemand resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.
		Many ethnic Fijians were unwilling to accept the result of the election, which was partly because their own votes had been sofragmented while those of Indo-Fijians had been much more united.
	www.therfcc.org /fiji-election-of-1999-335938.html (348 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Fiji lies in the heart of the Pacific Ocean midway between the Equator and New Zealand.
		Fiji's flora and fauna are relatively few in number but are of exceptional scientific interest because of the higher proportion of endemic forms.
		Elections under the new Constitution held between 8 and 15 May 1999 produced a surprise landslide victory for a coalition dominated by the Fiji Labour Party (FLP).
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965318864 (2586 words)

	Fiji on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fiji's uncertain return to democracy: John Henderson comments on the outcome of the recent general election in Fiji and its implications for New Zealand's relations with Fiji.
		The Fiji Coup: Clash of Ethnic Nationalism and Multiculturalism.
		Fiji: the limits of ethnic political mobilisation.(Fijian political developments seen from a wider perspective than ethnic conflict)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/Fiji.asp (370 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)

	Fiji: History
		Fiji was declared a republic and left the Commonwealth.
		New parliamentary elections in August–September resulted in a victory for the Fiji United party (SDL), which formed a coalition government with the Conservative Alliance; Qarase again became prime minister.
		Colo Navosa: local history and the construction of region in the western interior of Vitilevu, Fiji.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0858109.html (619 words)

	Fiji election of 2001 - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year.
		Controversy has continued since the 2001 election, with Prime Minister Qarase finding reasons, which many consider to be pretexts, for not implementing the power-sharing provisions of the Constitution, which require that every political party with more than 8 seats in the House of Representatives must be proportionally represented in the Cabinet.
		On 18 July 2003, the Supreme Court of Fiji ruled that Qarase's exclusion of the Labour Party from the Cabinet was unconstitutional, and demanded that the situation be rectified.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Fiji_election_of_2001 (596 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fj.html (988 words)

	Conciliation Resources - Annual Report
		Fiji conducted its first general election in 1999, under the new Constitution approved in 1997,which brought to power a coalition government comprising the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), the Fijian Association Party (FAP) and the Party of National Unity (PANU) - the first multiracial government in Fiji’s history.
		Other outreach workshops held during 1999 centred on issues such as minorities rights (with the Sugar Cane Growers Council in Lautoka), social justice, voting systems, multiculturalism, constitutional litigation and understanding the bill of rights (with the Institute of Justice and Applied Legal Studies).
		Following the election, the CCF made formal submissions to the government on a Code of Conduct for Leaders and the Freedom of Information Bill, new bills are being drafted.
	www.c-r.org /pubs/annreps/annualreport99/fiji.shtml (521 words)

	Indo-Fijian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The constitution of Fiji defines "Indian" as anybody who can trace, through either the male or the female line, their ancestry back to anywhere on the Indian subcontinent.
		Indo-Fijians comprised the majority of the population in the 1970s, but by 2000 this had declined to 43.7 percent, because of a higher Fijian peopleethnic-Fijian birthrate and particularly because of the greater tendency of Indo-Fijians to emigrate.
		The party currently favoured by Indo-Fijians is the Fiji Labour Party, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, which received about 75 percent of the Indo-Fijian vote in 2001, and won all 19 seats reserved for Indo-Fijians.
	www.infothis.com /find/Indo-Fijian (465 words)

	Fiji election of 1987 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fiji election of 1987 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Bavadra's 28 member Parliamentary caucus included only 7 (Click link for more info and facts about ethnic Fijians) ethnic Fijians, all of them elected with predominantly (Click link for more info and facts about Indo-Fijian) Indo-Fijian support from "national" as opposed to "communal" electorates.
		(Fiji then had a complex voting system, allocating ethnic Fijians and Indo-Fijians 22 seats each, with a further 8 reserved for Europeans, Chinese, and other minorities.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fi/Fiji_election_of_1987.htm (227 words)

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