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	Fiji's Coup Leader Sworn In , Commodore Frank Bainimarama Becomes Interim Prime Minister - CBS News
		(AP) Fiji's military chief, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, was sworn in Friday as the South Pacific nation's interim prime minister, exactly one month after seizing control of the nation in an armed coup that dissolved Parliament and banished the country's elected leader to an outlying island.
		Bainimarama was sworn in by former President Ratu Josefa Iloilo, whom he reinstated on Thursday.
		Bainimarama has said his interim Cabinet will be selected from a short list of 31 people before the end of January as the first step on Fiji's road to democracy, but he has made not mention of a return to elections.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2007/01/04/world/main2332162.shtml (440 words)

	Frank Bainimarama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bainimarama reiterated his allegations on 1 September, and police spokeswoman Sylvia Low said that a file had, in fact, been opened as far back as 2001, when Bainimarama had made a statement to the police naming individuals he said were involved in the plot.
		Bainimarama's detractors have accused him of hypocrisy for vehemently opposing what he sees as the government's policy of leniency towards perpetrators of the 2000 coup, when there are unanswered questions about his own role in it.
		Bainimarama hails from the village of Kiuva in the Kaba Peninsula, Tailevu Province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Bainimarama (2083 words)

	arthritis pain relief - Frank Bainimarama
		Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, popularly known as Frank Bainimarama, (born 27 April 1954), is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces, who organized a counter-coup in 2000 to neutralize the putsch led by George Speight.
		Bainimarama enlisted with the Fiji Navy on 26 July 1975 and rose smoothly through the ranks, becoming an Able Seaman in August 1976, a Midshipman in December that year, a Sub-Lieutenant in 1978, and a full Lieutenant in 1984.
		Bainimarama declared that Fiji belonged to all of its citizens, and that no one should feel intimidated by politicians who spit out racist remarks, adding that the Senator would be shocked to find that many of those who refused the apology were ethnic Fijians.
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	Fiji's Prime Minister Goes Into Hiding - AP World News - WRAL.com \| WRAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama, right, laughs as he talks with aides at the annual rugby union match between the Army and the police in Suva, Fiji, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006.
		Bainimarama reportedly said he now had the "green light" to replace the government, while Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase insisted he was still in control and urged Fijians to publicly oppose the military's threats.
		Bainimarama has demanded the government kill legislation that would grant pardons to conspirators in a 2000 coup in the South Pacific island nation, and quash two other bills that he says unfairly favor majority indigenous Fijians over the ethnic Indian minority.
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	Fiji ministers scatter amid coup confusion - CNN.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Defiant military Commander Frank Bainimarama's ultimatum to "clean up" the government lapsed on Friday, passing without incident as the nation stopped to watch a rugby match between the police and army, two of the key protagonists in the crisis.
		But Bainimarama is still not satisfied and accuses Qarase of having people associated with the 2000 coup by armed indigenous nationalists in his government and high public offices.
		Bainimarama installed Qarase as interim leader in a bid to put down the 2000 coup but now accuses him of being too soft on those behind it and the failed mutiny linked to it.
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	AP Wire \| 12/03/2006 \| Fiji military head aims to appoint gov't (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Commodore Frank Bainimarama told Fiji One television that he wants Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to resign so the military can name a new government for the South Pacific island nation.
		At the center of their dispute is the commander's demand that the government kill legislation that would grant pardons to conspirators in a 2000 coup, and quash two land rights bills he says unfairly favor majority indigenous Fijians over the ethnic Indian minority.
		Qarase has said that he was open to more talks with Bainimarama, and that he would go as far as he can within the law to meet the commander's demands, but that resigning under military threat would be unconstitutional, and he would not do it.
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	Pacific Magazine: Frankly Speaking
		While Bainimarama might be an anathema in some places, he's regarded as a national hero by tens of thousands of citizens who crave for assured stability and peace for the country.
		Bainimarama flatly denied a report that he's told Qarase that he should resign if he loses a case in which Chaudhry is claiming eight cabinet seats for his Fiji Labour Party.
		Bainimarama says efforts to secure lesser sentences and clemency are to "please these (coup supporters) people and this is certainly a move to undo all the work the military and the security and judiciary have done all these years".
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm62003/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0029 (0 words)

	Troop movement raises fears of Fiji coup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Military commander Frank Bainimarama and Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase have been locked in a power struggle that appears to be heading towards a military coup.
		Bainimarama has demanded the government kill legislation that would grant pardons to conspirators in a 2000 coup and quash two other land rights bills that he says unfairly favor majority indigenous Fijians over the ethnic Indian minority.
		In a television interview on Sunday, Bainimarama said he was planning to appoint an interim civilian administration and hold elections at a later date to restore democracy to the country.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /national/1106AP_Fiji_Coup_Fears.html?source=rss (0 words)

	Fiji troops to conduct training exercise - Boston.com
		Bainimarama has repeatedly warned Australia and New Zealand not to interfere in Fiji's affairs, and claimed last month that a deployment of Australian officials to the island nation was a breach of sovereignty.
		Bainimarama has repeatedly threatened to force Qarase's government from power unless it meets several demands, including dropping legislation that would pardon conspirators in a 2000 coup and ending moves to charge top military officers with sedition for their recent comments against the government.
		Bainimarama has threatened in recent weeks to "clean up" Qarase's government if it does not accede to demands by next week, including that police drop all investigations into alleged wrongdoing by senior military officers and fire the police chief.
	www.boston.com /news/world/australia/articles/2006/11/28/no_breakthrough_announced_in_fiji_crisis (668 words)

	Army chief and coup leader sworn in as interim prime minister in Fiji - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Commodore Frank Bainimarama promised to be "a true and faithful prime minister," during a swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Fiji's capital, Suva, which was broadcast live on national radio.
		Bainimarama's reinstatement of Iloilo came after a month-long row with Fiji's influential tribal chiefs, who appoint the president and had refused to recognize the army chief's self-proclaimed presidential powers.
		Bainimarama has said his interim Cabinet will be selected from a short list of 31 people before the end of January as the first step on Fiji's road to democracy, but he has not set a timeline for new elections.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2007-01-04-fiji-leader-sworn-in_x.htm?csp=34 (592 words)

	CNN.com - Judge: Fiji military wants law repeal - February 21, 2001
		Bainimarama, as leader of the military, took control of the country on May 29 last year after then-president, Ratu Kamisese Mara, stepped aside.
		In an affidavit tendered in court, Bainimarama said he regarded his actions as necessary for the safety of the state, and said the 1997 constitution was "widely regarded as inadequately protecting indigenous rights".
		Bainimarama has declined to comment further and prime minister Qarase has likewise refused to make any comment while the court is sitting.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/02/21/fiji.appeal (0 words)

	ABC News: Fiji's Military Takes Control of Nation
		Bainimarama and Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase have been locked in a power struggle that appears to be heading towards a military coup.
		Commodore Frank Bainimarama told a news conference that he was using special powers under the constitution to assume the powers of the president and replace Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
		Bainimarama and Qarase are both ethnic Fijians but Bainimarama, who considers himself as a protector of the rights of all Fijians including ethnic Indians, began threatening in recent weeks to "clean up" the government after it proposed legislation that critics said unfairly benefited the native majority.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2700867 (421 words)

	Military takes control in Fiji : Fiji, Military Coup, Military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister ...
		Bainimarama said he had invoked special powers under the Constitution to assume some powers of the President, and was using them to dismiss Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase from office and appoint an interim replacement.
		Bainimarama said he was compelled to act against Qarase because the government was backing bills that undermined the Constitution, and insisted he was acting within the law.
		Bainimarama had been threatening to “clean up” Qarase's government for weeks, bringing to a head a long-running feud between the two men that has at its roots deep-seated ethnic divisions in Fiji and personal grudges linked to a coup in 2000.
	www.ibnlive.com /news/military-takes-control-in-fiji/27719-2-single.html (846 words)

	Fiji army commander warns of bloodshed if government does not resign - iht,asia,Fiji Army Commander - Asia - Pacific - ...
		Bainimarama, a commoner who has won the respect of Fiji's powerful tribal chiefs, has accused Qarase of lenience toward instigators of the 2000 coup and demanded his resignation.
		Bainimarama insists the military would not stage a coup but refuses to explain how else the military might depose the government.
		Bainimarama threatened last month to force Qarase to resign unless the prime minister dropped two contentious bills, one of which would offer amnesty to some of those involved in the 2000 coup.
	www.iht.com /articles/ap/2006/11/02/asia/AS_GEN_Fiji_Army_Commander.php (0 words)

	Al Jazeera English - News
		Bainimarama, who was sworn in last week as Fiji's prime minister, selected former government officials, military figures and high ranking indigenous chiefs to serve in the cabinet.
		Bainimarama has said his interim government will pave the way for a return to democracy, but has not yet set a deadline for new elections.
		Bainimarama had earlier deposed Iloilo, dissolved cabinet, suspended parliament and banished Laisenia Qarase, the elected prime minister, to his home island 300km outside the capital, Suva.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/83D09271-EF6F-4E17-88A4-F3CBD3499671.htm (355 words)

	The press watches Fiji's slow-motion coup. - By Susan Daniels - Slate Magazine
		Bainimarama's troops surrounded parliament and brought an abrupt end to debate in the Senate; they set up checkpoints across the capital city of Suva and imposed restrictions on local media.
		(Bainimarama shifted into neutral last Friday so he could watch the army and the police clash on the rugby field rather than in the streets.) Both the United States and Britain have cut aid to the Pacific island nation in reaction; Fiji will likely be suspended from the Commonwealth this week.
		Cmdr Bainimarama's very public beef was that the prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, was corrupt, populist and far too lenient towards the plotters who struck in 2000 under George Speight, now serving a prison sentence for treason: their unashamedly racist goal was to depose the first Indian prime minister in favour of indigenous Fijians.
	www.slate.com /id/2154978 (799 words)

	Fiji demo vote may be 2 years away
		Fijian military Commodore Frank Bainimarama, left, shakes hands with Dr. Jona Senilagakali after he was sworn in as caretaker prime minister at a ceremony at the main military barracks in the capital, Suva Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006.
		Earlier, Bainimarama ordered the state of emergency, saying a security cordon would immediately be set up around Suva, check points established at strategic points in the city, and that all military reserves would be 'marched into' military camps to support the regime.
		Bainimarama has said a military council will rule until he can appoint an interim government that will eventually call elections to restore democracy.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /world/2006-12/07/content_753168.htm (312 words)

	POLITICS-FIJI: Bainimarama a Hero but Coup a Mistake
		Bainimarama's immediate problem is that apart from a retired medical practioner stepping forward to be sworn in as prime minister, no one else has put up his or her hands to serve in an interim civilian administration.
		Bainimarama was also infuriated by a plodding police force sitting on some of the files relating to Speight's coup.
		Dakuvula says Bainimarama's hand was forced by a government that had become arrogant in its approach as an extreme nationalist government, often flaunting the rule of law it is now championing, and ignoring court judgements or interpreting them to suit its agenda.
	www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=35749 (1245 words)

	Fiji — democracy by the gun
		COMMODORE FRANK BAINIMARAMA, FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER: We thought we'd come out in public and do what militaries are supposed to do and take long walks but at the same time assure the people of Fiji that the military is always around to protect them.
		Bainimarama says that will only happen over his dead body and after Qarase's coup comments on the weekend, the gloves are well and truly off.
		COMMODORE FRANK BAINIMARAMA FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER: I can't say that but he would certainly be a threat and they would go all out to ensure that he doesn't continue with his stories.
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	The Herald - Life. Captured Every Day. - Serving York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Bainimarama has threatened in recent weeks to "clean up" the government if it did not accede to a range of demands by next week, including halting a police investigation into his actions.
		The announcement of the talks defuses one point of high tension in Fiji: Bainimarama had been expected to travel on Tuesday back to the South Pacific country, where police say they are ready to charge him with sedition for making threats against Qarase's government.
		Bainimarama consistently has said his statements against Qarase's government are to protect Fiji's national interests.
	dwb.heraldonline.com /24hour/world/story/3431446p-12591083c.html (0 words)

	Ousted Fiji PM Banished From Capital, Opponents Will Be Met With Force if Necessary, Fiji Coup Leader Frank Bainimarama ...
		Armed forces chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama said a security lockdown of the capital, Suva, would be extended because of comments by Qarase and others that he said could incite violence.
		Bainimarama said such comments "could incite people, and their actions could very easily turn into a situation where the military will have to confront them with force." He also said dissenters were "being told in no uncertain terms the consequences of their actions."
		Bainimarama also said Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer was contributing to instability with his criticism of the takeover.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/12/11/ap/world/mainD8LUHLJO2.shtml (491 words)

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		Commodore Frank Bainimarama said late Saturday he had not decided when the military will take control of the country but it would be within the next week, Radio New Zealand reported.
		The meetings raised hopes there was still room for negotiation, despite a noon Friday deadline Bainimarama had set for the government to meet a range of demands or face ouster.
		Bainimarama denied he granted an extension on his ultimatum, though troops stayed in their barracks and the capital remained quiet Sunday.
	www.mymotherlode.com /News/article/id/D8LP37D00 (0 words)

	Fiji Ruler: Elections to Be Held in 2010
		Armed forces chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who installed himself as prime minister after ousting the elected government last December, issued a statement setting out a timetable for the country to return to democratic rule.
		Bainimarama installed what he said was an interim government after the military seized power from Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
		Bainimarama, himself an indigenous Fijian, said the bills were unfair to the island's ethnic Indian minority.
	www.wtop.com /?nid=105&sid=995643 (502 words)

	Fiji democracy vote may be 2 years away
		Bainimarama had hoped the chiefs would endorse his caretaker government - thereby giving the takeover a veneer of legitimacy.
		Bainimarama has said he wants a peaceful transition to an interim administration that would eventually hold elections to restore democracy.
		Bainimarama said he was acting to defend Fiji's democracy.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /world/2006-12/07/content_753403.htm (571 words)

	The Standard - China's Business Newspaper
		Bainimarama told Fiji television he expects Qarase's government, re- elected in May for a second five-year term, to "give in peacefully" and leave office.
		Bainimarama said that if Qarase opposed the military he would be sent to Nukulau island where George Speight, the leader of a 2000 coup by armed indigenous nationalists, is serving a life sentence for treason.
		Bainimarama installed Qarase as interim leader after declaring martial law to put down the 2000 coup, but now accuses him of being too soft on those behind that coup and a failed but bloody mutiny linked to it in which the commander was almost killed.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /news_print.asp?art_id=33249&sid=11176948 (477 words)

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