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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)

	President - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Under the French Third and the Fourth Republics, the "President of the Council" (of ministers) was the head of government, with the President of the Republic a largely symbolic figurehead.
		In these countries, the sash is a symbol of the presidency's continuity, and presenting the sash to the new president is a key part of the inauguration ceremony.
		In French legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", Monsieur le Président, or appropriate feminine forms).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President (2095 words)

	FIJI
		President, to thank all those Governments who have shown sympathy and understanding, who recognize the complexities of the situation in Fiji as a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country, and who readily accept that solutions to the present political crisis can be developed within Fiji, by the people of Fiji themselves, without external interference in any form.
		President, that a new initiative I have taken to deal with the inter-ethnic crisis in Fiji, is to establish a Ministry of National Reconciliation and Unity, together with a Council for National Reconciliation and Unity.
		President, that the most enduring foundation for unity in Fiji is one that is built in a spirit of give and take, of justice and fairness for all, and of responsibility for one another.
	www.un.org /ga/webcast/statements/fijiE.htm (2035 words)

	Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.
		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.
		The population of Fiji is divided almost equally between native Fijians, a people of mixed Polynesian and Melanesian ancestory (54.3%), and Indo-Fijians (38.1%), descendants of Indian contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Fiji.htm (1882 words)

	Statement by Fiji at the Special Session on Children
		Fiji's national efforts have been greatly facilitated by the assistance of donors and partner agencies, including UNICEF in the areas of advocacy, social mobilization and in raising awareness on children's issues and in improving the lives of our people.
		Fiji is conscious of the comparatively low profile that Pacific children's issues occupy on the global map.
		Fiji is now experiencing an early onset of urban social malaise that typically occurs in metropolitan cities.
	www.un.org /ga/children/fijiE.htm (1120 words)

	Fijian Culture & Tradition - Fiji Government Online
		Nevertheless, Fiji does exhibit certain traits that sets it apart from its neighbours, and it is this that defines a distinctive Fijian culture.
		Three each are nominated from the 14 provinces, 3 from the island of Rotuma and 6 nominated by the Minister for Fijian Affairs in consultation with the President of Fiji.
		Fiji is divided into 14 provinces, which are themselves composed of smaller administrative units, the basic one of which is the village (koro).
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/history_culture.shtml (1152 words)

	Fiji's Vice President charged for coup activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Fiji’s Vice President Ratu Jope Seniloli along with five others including a government Minister appeared in court yesterday charged with involvement in the coup of May 2000.
		Ratu Jope was later appointed vice president by the Great Council of Chiefs in March 2001 when the interim administration of Laisenia Qarase was appointed by President Josefa Iloilo after he sacked Mahendra Chaudhry as Fiji’s lawful Prime Minister in a move that was clearly illegal.
		The Fiji Labour Party has expressed satisfaction that the wheels of justice are finally moving to rake in prominent people involvement in the coup.
	www.flp.org.fj /n030509.htm (376 words)

	Structure of Board - Native Land Trust Board
		Ratu Josefa Iloilo is president of the Board of Trustees of the Native Land Trust Board by virtue of his position as President of Fiji.
		Ratu Iloilo is the Tui Vuda and is paramount chief of Vuda on the northwest coast of Viti Levu.
		Ratu Timoci Vesikula is a chief of Verata on the eastern coast of Viti Levu.
	www.nltb.com.fj /struct_brd.html (145 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Fiji chiefs back president
		At the same time, the president has made it clear that if Mahendra Chaudhry - Fiji's first ethnic Indian prime minister - is released, he can not expect to return to his job.
		He issued a statement on Tuesday saying the way the chiefs dealt with the uprising was a "test of their wisdom and their true relationship" with the people.
		President Ratu Mara has claimed executive power under a state of emergency which he declared at the start of the crisis in order to quell arson and looting aimed mainly at Indian businesses.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/760287.stm (626 words)

	Activities : Ecotourism - Fiji Visitors Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Fiji has an unspoiled, unique environment of extreme beauty and tranquility Fiji is a nature lovers delight.
		Fiji is still very much untouched by the outside world and in places, life has changed very little for centuries.
		The attractions listed here are known as Ecotourism attractions and this represents Fiji’s desire to show the world the unique natural and cultural activities that we possess while at the same time ensuring their conservation and preservation for future generations to enjoy.
	www.fijifvb.gov.fj /activity/ecotour/ecotour.shtml (368 words)

	CNN.com - Fiji president reappoints Qarase as caretaker PM - July 27, 2000
		SUVA, Fiji (Reuters) -- Fiji's President Ratu Josefi Iloilo said on Friday he was reappointing caretaker Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to head the country's interim government despite nationalist rebel opposition.
		Fiji remained on alert after the military cracked down on nationalist rebels ahead of the appointment of the new government.
		Fiji has been roiled by turmoil since Speight and his gunmen stormed parliament in May in the name of indigenous rights and held ethnic Indian prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry and most of his multi-racial cabinet hostage for 56 days.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/australasia/07/27/fiji.unrest.02.reut (516 words)

	CNN.com - Fiji's president 'swears in new PM' - March 14, 2001
		However, the Fiji Village website said the Ministry of Information was treating the report as a rumor and could not confirm the identity of a new prime minister.
		The president's staff confirmed he was returning to Suva from the outlying town of Lautoka.
		Fiji Radio reported in a news flash that Momoedonu was installed at a ceremony near the sugar farming town of Lautoka.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/03/14/fiji.newpm2 (482 words)

	Fiji News
		The regional WHO office in Honiara says no travel restrictions to or from Fiji now are in effect but, since more than 9,000 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been confirmed in Fiji since December, visitors should take all necessary precautions to prevent infection.
		Fiji's hotels have been badly hit by a drastic decline in visitor arrivals from Japan and South Korea, resulting in growing worker lay-offs.
		Last week, Fiji's military announced it would stop ocean patrols for the rest of the year, prompting fears that Fiji would be left vulnerable to illegal fishing and smuggling activities.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/Zainal2/fijinews.html (808 words)

	Fiji vice-president jailed for treason over 2000 coup attempt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Fiji’s Vice-President Ratu Jope Seniloli and four other leading politicians, including the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, were sentenced last Friday to jail terms for sedition and taking an illegal oath to commit a capital offence.
		Seniloli was anointed by Speight as “president” and presided over the swearing in of a rebel cabinet in a ceremony in front of the local and international media.
		An editorial in the Fiji Sun on August 7 declared that the trial outcome sent “a very clear message that those who flout the law—whatever their rank in society—will be called upon to answer for their actions”.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/aug2004/fiji-a11.shtml (1080 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Fiji vice president's bail hearing adjourned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Fiji Court of Appeal has adjourned a hearing of a bail application for the vice president, Ratu Jope Seniloli.
		Ratu Jope Seniloli's relatives were in court, along with the wives of the four other men who were jailed along with the vice president for their roles in the coup.
		There was high security around the court complex in the capital, Suva, as lawyers for the jailed men presented their case to the president of the appeals court, Justice Gordon Ward.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1179676.htm (163 words)

	Fiji
		Fiji still retains very close economic and political ties with the UK, which may possibly have influenced its decision to retain the old flag.
		They are probably emblazoned 'natural', so there's plenty of scope for artistic licence, but suggest that the trunk of the coconut-palm in the second quarter should be brown rather than blue, and that the stem and 'dead flower?' at the ends of the bunch of bananas in the fourth quarter, should also be brown.
		Fiji was ultimately re-admitted to the Commonwealth quite recently, I think it was in 1997, but it remains a republic.
	flagspot.net /flags/fj.html (1043 words)

	The Law Society of Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Nehla Basawaiya is the Vice- President of the Fiji Law Society and is the first female member of the Law Society to hold this position.
		She is the In-House Legal and Marketing Officer of the Fiji Audio Visual Commission, prior to this position she has worked for the Colonial Group of Companies, as their In-house Commercial Lawyer and as an associate with the firm of Patel and Sahrma, Lawyers, in Nadi.
		She is a partner with the law firm of Muaror and Co. Laurel holds a Bachelor of Law at Bond University and a Masters of Law from Queensland University of Technology.
	www.fls.org.fj /members.htm (1020 words)

	CNN.com - Fiji president to seek chiefs' advice - March 1, 2001
		SUVA, Fiji (CNN) -- Fiji's acting president Josefa Iloilo will seek the advice of the country's traditional chiefly rulers after a court found the interim civilian government is illegal.
		As part of these manoeuvres, Fiji's president Ratu Kamisese Mara stood aside and then vice-president Iloilo later was named president.
		A five-member panel of international judges ruled Thursday that Fiji's 1997 constitution remains valid, that the pre-May parliament was not dissolved and that the president can act until March 15.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/03/01/fiji.court3 (706 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Vice president charged over Fiji coup
		Fiji coup leader is arrested amid fears of new unrest
		The vice president of Fiji was today charged with involvement in the nationalist coup that toppled the South Pacific nation's democratic government three years ago.
		After storming Fiji's parliament building with a gang of gunmen on May 19 2000 and toppling the nation's first ethnic Indian-led government, Speight declared Mr Seniloli the new president of his self-styled nationalist government.
	www.guardian.co.uk /fiji/article/0,2763,951859,00.html (637 words)

	Asian Political News: Chiefs choose Seniloli for Fiji vice president
		Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) has agreed to appoint Jope Seniloli as the country's vice president at the conclusion of its two-day meeting at Suva's military headquarters, military spokesman Maj. Howard Politini told Kyodo News on Friday.
		With the GCC's selection of the president and vice president, executive authority is expected to be promptly transferred to the new leaders from the military, which declared martial law May 29.
		As was the case with Iloilo, Seniloli was the rebel-preferred candidate for vice president.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2000_July_17/ai_63514686 (311 words)

	Fiji President Swears in New Cabinet - Thursday September 13, 2001 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		SUVA, Fiji - Fiji's newly elected prime minister unveiled his Cabinet yesterday, excluding the rival Labor Party but bringing in supporters of the leader of a coup that toppled the government last year.
		According to Fiji's constitution - which Qarase has vowed to rewrite - any party with more than eight seats is entitled to Cabinet posts in proportion to its number of seats.
		Last year's coup was triggered by tensions between Fiji's ethnic Indian minority, who make up 44 percent of the population, and indigenous Fijians, who make up 51 percent of the 820,000 population.
	wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/95/18/05_3_m.html (379 words)

	Fiji Labor Party in 'Crisis' - Worldpress.org
		However, the Fiji government solicitor was of a different opinion and Mick Beddoes of the United Peoples' Party (U.P.P.) was sworn in as the leader of the opposition on June 2.
		The president's call was supported by F.L.P.'s Krishna Datt and a group of academics at the University of South Pacific made direct appeal to the president for assisting with building political consensus among Fiji's diverse groups.
		However, the president of Fiji decided not to go ahead with the F.L.P. nomination and sought clarification as to who in the F.L.P. was the parliamentary leader.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=2529&dont=yes (862 words)

	Forum Chair on Fiji Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The President of Palau and current Chairman of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, HE President Kuniwo Nakamura, has said that the Forum hopes for a prompt return to normalcy within Fiji.
		President Nakamura made the statement in a letter to the President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, HE Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
		The President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, HE Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, is the sole surviving co-founder of the inaugural Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat meeting, held in 1971.
	www.forumsec.org.fj /news/2000/may04.htm (426 words)

	Fiji military officers, president meet - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
		Top military officers have met Fiji's president in a show of support for their outspoken commander as tensions with the government resurface ahead of the nation hosting next month's summit of Pacific leaders.
		The president in Fiji is mostly a ceremonial head of state but is officially commander in chief of the military and has considerable constitutional powers at his disposal.
		In Fiji, the prison commissioner has the discretion to grant early release for inmates - a power used in recent years to free politicians and chiefs convicted for playing a role in the 2000 coup.
	www.theage.com.au /news/World/Fiji-military-officers-president-meet/2006/09/29/1159337323607.html (555 words)

	CNN.com - Fiji's president swears in Cabinet; rebel supporters excluded - July 28, 2000
		SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's president swore in a nationalist Cabinet on Friday that was expected to devote its attention to restoring calm to the beleaguered island nation that was plunged into political crisis in May.
		While the administration -- sworn in by President Ratu Josefa Iloilo during a ceremony amid tight security in Suva, Fiji's capital -- was strongly nationalist, it did not include close supporters of coup leader George Speight, who was arrested by the military Wednesday night.
		Qarase said Speight was no longer a threat to Fiji's security, and he urged Fijians to end the widespread unrest across the country.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/australasia/07/28/fiji.unrest.01 (1080 words)

	Indo-Fiji Action
		Swami Maharaj: The president of the Sanatan Dharam Sabha of Fiji Lautoka branch
		She said almost one-third of the total Indo-Fijian population lives outside Fiji a proportion that is likely to rise.
		It is nevertheless predictable that a considerable part of the Indo-Fijian population will remain in Fiji in the long-term, probably out of necessity than choice, she said.
	lrms.bravepages.com /fiji.html (722 words)

	FIJI VICE PRESIDENT RESIGNS, WILL RECEIVE PENSION - November 30, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The resignation followed a day of meetings between President Iloilo, Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and Seniloli amid demands from the military that the vice president must go because his early release from prison was a threat to national security.
		Meanwhile, the Fiji Labor Party has called on the government to rescind the Compulsory Supervision Order under which Seniloli was released and send him back to prison.
		Labor President Jokapeci Koroi says it is a sad day for the country when the government has to succumb to criminals.
	pidp.eastwestcenter.org /pireport/2004/November/11-30-01.htm (325 words)

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