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FIJI ELECTIONS... George Speight stands. Democracy. Sunday News, 26 August 2001
- Date
- 2001
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- DCDL-0009256
- Description
Shows George Speight standing inside the window of a jail cell. Refers to the 2000 Fijian Coup in which Speight was the principal instigator. He kidnapped thirty-six government officials, included the Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, and held them from 19 May to 13 July 2000. In August 2001 democracy was restored and in the subsequent election, Speight, despite his imprisonment for his role in the overthrow of the constitutional government, was elected to the House of Representatives.
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- Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons / Digital cartoons published in Sunday News
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