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	Fiji
		The Republic of the Fiji Islands, or Fiji, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.
		Fiji's membership of the Commonwealth of Nations was suspended due to the anti-democratic activities connected with the 2000 coup.
		The population of Fiji is mostly made up of native Fijians, a people of mixed Polynesian and Melanesian ancestory (54.3%), and Indo-Fijians (38.1%), descendants of Indian contract labourers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/fiji.html (2214 words)

	Fiji
		The first inhabitants of Fiji arrived from South East Asia[?] long before the islands were discovered by European explorers in the 17th century.
		A 1990 constitution favored native Melanesian control of Fiji, but led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority.
		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.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fi/Fiji.html (536 words)

	Politics of Fiji
		Fiji maintains an independent judiciary consisting of a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals, a High Court, and magistrate courts.
		During that time, political life was dominated by Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and the Alliance Party, which combined the traditional Fijian chiefly system with leading elements of the European, part-European, and Indian communities.
		Prior to the 1987 coups, Fiji was often cited as a model of human rights and multiracial democracy.
	www.fastload.org /po/Politics_of_Fiji.html (901 words)

	Politics \| Commonwealth suspends Fiji following coup
		Fiji was today suspended from the Commonwealth, three days after its democratically elected government was overthrown in a military coup.
		The decision was made by foreign ministers from the UK and eight other nations at an emergency meeting in London after Laisenia Qarase, the country's prime minister, was forced from office by the military in the republic's fourth coup in 20 years.
		The UK suspended military co-operation with Fiji earlier this week and has put in place contingency plans to protect the expatriate community should the security situation worsen.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329657674-110481,00.html (451 words)

	Fijilive Blogs - Fiji blogs, Fiji blog message, Fiji blog postings
		By allowing the Fiji military to be used to serve ethno-nationalist political interests, Rabuka had transformed it into a “political army.” This was a moral burden which the military had to unpack and exorcise, and it did so with efficiency and professionalism during the 2000 coup.
		Ethno-nationalist political agitators who hoped to use the military again as a political tool like in 1987 failed and the consequences were disastrous for them.
		Political parties should be more sensitive and must stop unscrupulously riding on the back of the crisis for opportunistic political gain, either in support of the military or government because in doing so they simply worsen the crisis.
	www.fijilive.com /blogs/viewblog.php?id=53 (1955 words)

	ipedia.com: Fiji Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The upper chamber of the parliament, the Senate, has 32 members, formally appointed by the President on the nomination of the Great Council of Chiefs (14), the Prime Minister (9), the Leader of the Opposition (8), and the Rotuman Islands Council (1).
		The only major skyscraper in all of Fiji is the Reserve Bank of Fiji Building in Suva.
		The population of Fiji is divided almost equally between native Fijians, a people of mixed Polynesian and Melanesian ancestory (51%), and Indo-Fijians (43.7%), descendent of Indian contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century.
	www.ipedia.com /fiji.html (1457 words)

	List of Fijian Heads of State information - Search.com
		He had long styled himself the Tui Viti (King of Fiji), but had not been recognized as such by other chiefs, and he exercised no direct authority outside his domain of Bau until he united the country under his leadership in 1871.
		Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970.
		Fiji was proclaimed a republic on 7 October 1987, upon the abdication of Queen Elizabeth II following two military coups.
	www.search.com /reference/List_of_Fijian_Heads_of_State (463 words)

	Fiji - Gurupedia
		The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
		The island of Rotuma, north of the main archipelago, has the status of a dependency, with a degree of internal autonomy.
		The political turmoil in Fiji has had a severe impact with the economy shrinking by 2.8% in 2000 and growing by only 1% in
	www.gurupedia.com /f/fi/fiji.htm (1288 words)

	Fijilive Blogs - Fiji blogs, Fiji blog message, Fiji blog postings
		After the 1999 election, a coalition under the leadership of the Fiji Labour Party’s Mahendra Chaudhry was formed but the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) was kept out of the political equation and to some extent this may have contributed to the anti-government conspiracy and mobilization which eventually led to the coup in 2000.
		Overcoming this political culture and associated mindset is indeed one of the biggest obstacles.
		Oppositional politics became conspiratorial and extra-parliamentary and the coups of 1987 and 2000 were violent expressions of these.
	www.fijilive.com /blogs/viewblog.php?id=74 (1441 words)

	Fiji - one of the Best Places on Earth
		Only about a third of the islands of Fiji are populated, and 70% of the inhabitants live on Vitu Levu, mostly in and around Suva, the capital.
		Tourism, though, is rarely affected, and Fiji remains one of the premiere destinations for visitors to the South Pacific.
		Fiji is tourist friendly, and you can find accommodations at all budget levels on the main island of Viti Levu at Nadi, Suva, and the Coral Coast or on the melange of small island groups that surround it.
	www.bestplacesonearth.com /destinations/fiji.shtml (356 words)

	POLITICS-FIJI: Coup Fears Intensify as Army Disarms Police
		Addressing the press, the Fiji Military Forces commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, said the police were being disarmed to ensure that they did not fire on the army.
		"Fiji is not under martial law, nor is the executive arm of government incapacitated or the judiciary in disarray," Driver said.
		Fiji, a nationa of 900,000 people has been on the tenterhooks since Friday, when an ultimatum by Bainimarama to the government to either resign by midday or be forced out, ended.
	www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=35702 (893 words)

	Stuck in the M.U.D of Fiji socio-cultural and socio-political limbo.: Morality of Fiji Politics. Stuck in Fiji M.U.D
		Stuck in the M.U.D of Fiji socio-cultural and socio-political limbo.: Morality of Fiji Politics.
		The subject of morality is one that, may have entered the minds of individuals recognized in the canals of Fiji history.
		The rosy scenarios of Fiji's financial position drawn up by the Reserve Bank of Fiji has been ridiculed by Fiji economist, Ganesh Chand is a Fiji Times article.
	stuckinfijimud.blogspot.com /2006/11/morality-of-fiji-politics.html (1743 words)

	Politics of Fiji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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; Magistrates' Courts have accordingly been set up.
		Post-independence politics came to be dominated by Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and the Alliance Party, which commanded the support of the traditional Fijian chiefs, along with leading elements of the European and part-European communities, and some Indo-Fijians.
		Fiji is one of the rare countries in the world that officially imposes disabilities on a group that constitutes a large part of the population, on the basis of race
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Fiji (2746 words)

	Fiji: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		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 (961 words)

	Crikey - Politics Etc - Fiji coup -- this one is different
		Although the AFP is reporting that the noon deadline set by Fiji's military commander for the government to agree to his demands or face a coup has passed quietly, there is still an agreement amongst Fiji experts that a coup will happen at some stage.
		Fiji sources have told Crikey that Chief of the Fijian Defence Force Commodore Frank Bainimarama has extended the deadline until Monday.
		Meanwhile, Fiji's police commissioner Andrew Hughes says he is still Fiji's police commissioner despite returning to Australia for his own safety.
	crikey.com.au /Politics/20061201-Fiji-coup-this-one-is-different.html (606 words)

	THE CALCULUS OF FIJI POLITICS IS CHANGING - September 7, 2006
		Fiji in 2006 defied expectations in some ways, but ran to form in others.
		Surprising also was that, in the wake of the 2006 polls, an electoral system intended to facilitate the emergence of multiple political parties came now to be defended as generating a robust two party system.
		The calculus of Fiji politics is changing, but political visions have not yet altered sufficiently.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2006/September/09-07-an.htm (743 words)

	AnthroGlobe Bibliography: Fijian Society
		Campbell, I. 1987 The Fiji Coup: Harbinger or Aberration?
		MacNaught, Timothy J 1971 'The Subjugation of the Highlands of Viti Levu, Fiji'.
		Naidu, Richard 1994 A Labour of Politics; The Politics of Mahendra Chaudhry.
	coombs.anu.edu.au /Biblio/biblio_fiji1.html (5314 words)

	Friends of Fiji - About Us
		politics, economy, tourism and the latest headlines as well as information on Peace Corps and Peace Corps Fiji reunions and other events.
		Former Fiji Peace Corps volunteers and staff formed the Friends of Fiji as a way to continue their connection to a place they learned to love and to the people they learned to respect.
		The Fiji Peace Corps program was suspended in 1998, but re-entered Fiji with new Peace Corps programs in 2003.
	www.fofiji.org /aboutus.htm (273 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| Special Report: Fiji RPCV Congressman Chris Shays
		December 8, 2004: Headlines: COS - Fiji: Congress: Legislation: Intelligence Issues: Toledo Blade: Chris Shays (R., Conn.) says in passionate defense of the new intelligence bill that it should have been passed long ago and denied that it was not rushed through Congress.
		October 28, 2004: Headlines: COS - Fiji: Politics: Congess: Election2004 - Shays: Westport Minuteman: As a young man, Chris Shays was a conscientious objector and did not fight in the Vietnam War.
		October 5, 2004: Headlines: COS - Fiji: Politics: Election2004 - Shays: Congress: Greenwich Times: With the election less than a month away, most volunteers would not hazard a guess about the outcome of either the House or presidential election.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2020870.html (3135 words)

	Methodist Church endorses racial politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Methodist Church of Fiji is continuing its involvement with racial politics in Fiji.
		The regime was later declared illegal by the Fiji Court of Appeal.
		The logic of the leaders of the Methodist Church is that for peace in Fiji, a united ethnic Fijian political group should compete with the ethnic Indians and others to establish its political hegemony and supremacy.
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/hot_press/no806.htm (217 words)

	Book Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Most interpreters of the Fijian political scene saw the events as a result of tension between native Fijians and members of other ethnic groups.
		Howard traces the evolution of Fijian politics from the precolonial chiefdoms, through the colonial era and into the postcolonial period, emphasizing the developments during the latter half of the 1980s.
		A perceptive case study of racial politics in the modern world and a significant new approach to the understanding of the dynamics of a non-western political system, Fiji: Race and Politics in an Island State provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of recent events in this important island state.
	www.escapeartist.com /fiji2/fiji2.htm (466 words)

	Playback and Politics in Fiji
		For us in Fiji, cultural diversity has been treated as threatening; racism has become institutionalized and a form of life, a reason for violence and a method of control, by political and traditional leaders.
		As an organization founded on the principle that all people are equal - regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, ability, religion or sexual orientation - we have always stood for the rights of all underprivileged groups, such as ex-prisoners and sexual minorities.
		The use of theatre has made our group, WAC, a powerful mover in the Human Rights Platform in Fiji and we believe that it is Playback theatre that has made a big impact.
	www.playbacknet.org /interplay/Previousissues/December02/fiji.htm (930 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Fiji
		Governments on the WWW: Fiji by Gunnar Anzinger
		Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Fiji by Central Intelligence Agency
		High Commission of the Republic of the Fiji Islands in Wellington, New Zealand
	www.politicalresources.net /fiji.htm (35 words)

	Fiji Politics - Fiji Beaches.com
		The Fiji Islands is a Democratic Republic governed by a President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
		He is elected by the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC), who also feature prominently in the decision making process in Fiji.
		Parliament consists of an Upper House (Senate) with 32 nominated members and a Lower House (House of Representatives) with 71 elected members.
	www.fijibeaches.com /travel_guide/fiji_politics.cfm (191 words)

	Datt welcomes support towards Multi-party Cabinet - Fiji Government Online
		Speaking at the 41st Biennial Celebrations of the Fiji Trade Union Congress, the Minister said support for the multiparty cabinet has given government the hope and resolve to keep to their course despite the challenges.
		Mr Datt said because politics in Fiji is closely linked and intertwined with the ‘bread and butter’ politics of the workplace, it is vitally important for trade unions to appreciate valuable lessons from where we came from in the past, where we are now and where we should be heading under the multiparty Cabinet.
		Meanwhile speaking on the recent impasse between him and opposing members in the Fiji Labour Party, Mr Datt reassured his constituency that he is still a member of the Fiji Labour Party and believes in its democratic principles and ideals.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/page_7097.shtml (571 words)

	Daku Resort, Savu Savu, Fiji, Paradise Holiday Courses, Writing in Paradise, Quilting in Paradise, Painting in ...
		Your teacher is an expert in their field; we bring them in from Australia, New Zealand – and from Fiji itself, depending on the course.
		Rabuka is a well-known figure throughout the region and has played a major part in shaping Fiji’s recent political past.
		His rich experience of working in Fiji covers the civil service, the tourist industry, veterinary surgery and politics.
	www.dakuresort.com /special_interest_06.html (1696 words)

	President of Fiji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fiji's Head of State is the President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands.
		Within the chiefly hierarchy, however, the President holds a lower ranking than the Paramount Chief of Fiji, currently Elizabeth II, Ilisapeci-Na Radi ni Viti kei Peritania.
		The presidential office was established following two military coups in 1987 that led to the proclamation of a republic on October 7, and severed the 113-year link with the British and later Fijian Monarchy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_Fiji (396 words)

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