Paddle out at Desperations

Run for your life, it's a coup

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November 26th 2006
Bula everybody from Fiji. Despite what some of you might be thinking, I was not hiding out in the American Embassy fearing for my life while here in Fiji. About the only things I saw any Fijian armed with was a big smile and plenty of Bulas. The only thing the coup met fore me was a better exchange rate and fewer people. I left the Cook Islands at 12:15am Saturday morning November 25th and got ... read more

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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