Crystal Clear Waters

Coups, Crime & Some Beach Time

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November 12th 2006
At the time of writing the Fijian military has staged a coup and seized control of the country. When we arrived in Fiji there was a lot of talk about a potential coup but contrary to travellers' tales and foreign press, there were no visible signs of such activity or indeed any civil unrest. The people in Fjii are truely nonchalent about coups so we adopted this attitude! As Fiji was on ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more