Military coup in Fiji

Title

Military coup in Fiji

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

14 May 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:00:51

Description

Press statement by Lieutenant-Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, leader of the coup in Fiji (14/05/87) which saw the overthrow of Prime Minister, Timoci Bavadra. He is to form a Council of Ministers pending next elections.

Contributors

Sitiveni Rabuka

Keywords

Revolutions; Politics; Fiji

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