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Fiji Rejects Demand for March Elections, Defies Pacific Leaders (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's coup leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama rejected demands to restore democracy by March next year, defying Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations which gather for a regional summit today.
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Fiji Coup Leader Says He Won't Attend Pacific Summit (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's coup leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama announced he will boycott tomorrow's Pacific Islands Forum on the island of Niue, where Australia, New Zealand and other leaders intended to press him to restore democracy.
Rice Joins Pacific Islands in Urging Fiji Elections, AFP Says (Bloomberg.com)
July 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined counterparts from island nations in the Pacific in urging Fiji's coup leaders to keep their promise to hold elections next year, Agence France-Presse said.
Pacific Forum Wants Assurances Fiji Plans to Restore Democracy (Bloomberg.com)
July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Pacific foreign ministers are meeting in Fiji to seek assurances military leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will uphold a pledge to return the country to democracy through elections in 2009.
Fiji Coup Leader Must Hold Elections by March 2009, U.S. Says (Bloomberg.com)
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji coup leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama must honor his commitment to hold elections by March 2009, the U.S. said, after he pulled out of a Pacific Islands group trying to restore democracy.
Qarase, Fiji's Ousted Premier, Charged With Abuse of Office (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Laisenia Qarase, ousted as Fiji's prime minister in a military coup in 2006, was charged with abuse of office while in power.
Fiji Military Chief Bainimarama Takes Control of Tribal Council (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's military chief Voreqe Bainimarama, who overthrew the government in a coup more than a year ago and took over as prime minister, appointed himself head of the nation's main tribal body that chooses the president.
Fiji Military Chief Takes More Power With Tribal Post, AP Says (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, Fiji's military chief who became prime minister after leading a coup in December 2006, tightened his grip on power by appointing himself head of the nation's tribal council, Associated Press reported.
New Zealander Charged With Leading Plot to Murder Fiji Premier (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji charged a New Zealand citizen with instigating and funding a plot to kill Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the interim prime minister and army chief.
Fiji Plans More Arrests Over Plot to Kill Premier (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji police said they plan more arrests over an alleged plot to assassinate Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the military chief who led last year's coup and now serves as prime minister.
Fiji Plans More Arrests Over Plot to Assassinate Prime Minister (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji police said they plan more arrests over an alleged plot to assassinate Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the military chief who led last year's coup and now serves as prime minister.
Fiji Police Arrest 16 People Over Plot to Kill Prime Minister (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji police arrested 16 people over an alleged plot to assassinate Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the military chief who became prime minister after leading last year's coup.
Fiji Arrests 16 Over Plot to Kill Prime Minister, Fijilive Says (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji police arrested 16 people over an alleged plot to assassinate Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the military leader who became prime minister after leading last year's coup, Fijilive reported.
FIFA Cancels New Zealand-Fiji Match After Visa Row (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Soccer's governing body canceled tomorrow's World Cup qualifying match between New Zealand and Fiji after lawmakers refused to issue a visa for the Fijian goalkeeper.
FIFA Cancels New Zealand-Fiji Match After Player Denied Visa (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Soccer's governing body canceled tomorrow's World Cup qualifying match between New Zealand and Fiji after lawmakers refused to issue a visa for the Fijian goalkeeper, the Oceania Football Confederation said.
Fiji's State of Emergency to Be Lifted Next Week, Military Says (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's military said a state of emergency declared Sept. 6 after ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase returned from nine months in exile will end next week as the threat to security has passed.
Fiji Calls State of Emergency, Says Qarase Agitating (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji imposed its second state of emergency since the Dec. 5 coup on concern ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase, who returned from exile to the capital, Suva, this week, is inciting a rebellion against the military regime.
Fiji's Ousted Leader Returns From Exile to Challenge Army Coup (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase returned to the capital, Suva, after nine months in exile, pledging to seek re-election and have the post-coup government that replaced him declared illegal.
Fijian Strike Forces Government to Close Schools, Hire Workers (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A strike by Fijian teachers, nurses, cleaners and public servants forced the Pacific island nation's caretaker government to order early school vacations and hire private workers to provide public services.
Fijians Strike Over Cuts to Pay Since December's Military Coup (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- More than 11,000 Fijian teachers, cleaners, nurses and public servants went on strike today over cuts to pay and the retirement age since the military staged a coup in the Pacific island nation last December.