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Fiji ruler says no return to pre-coup system
Fiji ruler says no return to pre-coup system April 29th, 2008 Fiji?s military ruler today said he would not let the South Pacific country return to a political system driven by corruption and racial discrimination. Go to news source Posted in Asia news
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No return to pre-coup system, says Fiji ruler - Howrah News Service
No return to pre-coup system, says Fiji ruler Howrah News Service, India - ... his plan to make sweeping changes to Fiji?s voting system before holding elections to end the military-installed government that followed his 2006 coup. ... Bainimarama attacks critics Fiji ruler says no return to pre-coup system, casting doubt on ... Military out to discredit me: Qarase |
Fiji ruler says no return to pre-coup system, casting doubt on ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung
Fiji ruler says no return to pre-coup system, casting doubt on ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Bainimarama's December 2006 coup was Fiji's fourth in 20 years. It prompted diplomatic bans and threats of economic sanctions from key trading and aid ... Critics 'deluding themselves': Bainimarama Military out to discredit me: Qarase Help move Fiji forward - Bainimarama tells Qarase, critics |
Fiji ruler says no return to pre-coup system, casting doubt on timetable for democracy (AP via Yahoo
Fiji's military ruler said Tuesday he would not let the South Pacific country return to a political system riven by corruption and racial discrimination, casting further doubt on a timetable to restore democracy.
News - Fiji?s ruler sets election date
Fiji?s military ruler says he plans to call elections in 2010, restoring parliamentary democracy to the coup-hit country. Commodore Frank Bainimarama said he hoped to improve Fiji?s economy and put in place all the necessary measures for a free and fair election by then. Cmdr Bainimarama ousted the elected government of Laisenia Qarase last December, claiming it was corrupt. The coup - Fiji?s fourth in two decades - was condemned internationally. Cmdr Bainimarama was speaking a d
3 Charged in Plot to Kill Fiji Ruler - The Associated Press
 The Associated Press | 3 Charged in Plot to Kill Fiji Ruler The Associated Press - The military leader seized power in a bloodless coup in December and declared himself interim prime minister of the Pacific island nation. ... |
16 arrested in alleged plot to kill Fiji ruler; Australia, New ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung
16 arrested in alleged plot to kill Fiji ruler; Australia, New ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - «It is extremely farfetched to say that New Zealand NGO money is funding a coup,» she told National Radio. Western nations have urged Bainimarama to restore ... |
Report: Fiji's military ruler rejects dialogue bid by ousted prime ... - International Herald Tr
Report: Fiji's military ruler rejects dialogue bid by ousted prime ... International Herald Tribune, France - He had fled there the day after his ouster, and has returned to challenge the coup's legality in the High Court. On Monday, Fiji's armed forces chief and ... |
Fiji's military ruler rejects dialogue bid by ousted prime minister - China Post
Fiji's military ruler rejects dialogue bid by ousted prime minister China Post, Taiwan - He had fled there the day after his ouster, and has returned to challenge the coup's legality in the High Court. On Monday, Fiji's armed forces chief and ... |
Tonga invites Fiji military ruler to Pacific summit (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Tonga said Monday that it had invited Fiji's military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, who overthrew the elected government in a bloodless military coup last December, to a summit of Pacific leaders in October, defying the region's ...
US envoy criticized by Fiji military ruler for 'misleading ... - International Herald Tribune
 Fijivillage | US envoy criticized by Fiji military ruler for 'misleading ... International Herald Tribune, France - Bainimarama's coup was Fiji's fourth since 1987. He says he seized power to protect the rights of the country's substantial ethnic Indian minority from the ... Kiwis ignore Fiji travel warnings Brutality 'a concern' for Bainimarama Fiji interim prime minister accuses US ambassador of spreading ... |
US envoy criticized by Fiji military ruler (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's military ruler has accused the US ambassador of spreading misleading information about his coup. Commodore Frank Bainimarama didn't threaten to kick out Ambassador Larry Dinger.
Fiji military ruler defies NZ threat (Ararat Advertiser)
Fiji's military ruler has challenged New Zealand to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after expelling Wellington's top diplomat.
Fiji's Military Ruler Defies NZ Threat (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Fiji's military ruler challenged New Zealand on Thursday to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after he threw out the neighboring country's top diplomat and accused Wellington of wanting to damage the island nation.
Fiji military ruler defies NZ threat (Tenterfield Star)
Fiji's military ruler has challenged New Zealand to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after expelling Wellington's top diplomat.
Fiji military ruler defies NZ threat - Kalgoorlie Golden Mail
| Fiji military ruler defies NZ threat Kalgoorlie Golden Mail, Australia - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, who has already cut most aid and defence ties with Fiji and banned coup supporters from entering her country, ... |
Fiji military ruler defies NZ threat (Hastings Gazette)
Fiji's military ruler has challenged New Zealand to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after expelling Wellington's top diplomat.
Fiji's military ruler defies New Zealand's threat (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's military ruler challenged New Zealand today to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after he threw out the neighboring country's top diplomat.
Fiji ruler: Elections possible in 2009 - Monterey County Herald
| Fiji ruler: Elections possible in 2009 Monterey County Herald, CA - 5 coup, has insisted that he needs time to root out corruption from the bureaucracy and undertake a census and electoral reform before elections can be held ... |
Fiji Ruler: Elections Possible In 2009 - Guardian Unlimited
| Fiji Ruler: Elections Possible In 2009 Guardian Unlimited, UK - Fiji's tourism- and sugar-dependent economy has plummeted since the coup, and Bainimarama has said crime is rising. Bainimarama blamed international critics ... |