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| | Freedom in the World 1999 - 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | In April 1999, Rene Harris, a parliament member since 1977, was elected to replace President Bernard Dowiyogo, who was defeated in a vote of no-confidence. |
 | | The depletion of phosphates, the country’s main foreign exchange earner for nearly a century, is forcing the government to develop alternative industries, one of which is to make Nauru an offshore banking center. |
 | | Intense personal rivalries in the tiny, faction-ridden parliament led to a period of political instability. |
| freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2000/countryratings/nauru.htm (552 words) |
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