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May 19, 2000. Fiji’s democratically elected multiracial government is hijacked by a group of armed gunmen led by George Speight, and held hostage for fifty days. Suva, the capital, is torched and looted as Speight’s supporters gather on the lawns of the parliamentary complex, dancing, cooking food,...

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Language:English
Published: ANU Press 2013
Online Access:http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/coup_citation