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Fiji military exorcise ghosts

Ben Bohane photo of Fiji military commander Voreqe Bainimarama 2000.

Volume 7, Issue 1

August, 2001

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Bohane, B. (2001). Military exorcise ghosts. Pacific Journalism Review, 7(1): 69-72.
Author(s): Ben Bohane
Publication date: 
September, 2001

Fijians were at the polls in the final week of August 2001 following the George Speight attempted coup in May 2000], but with a court martial of rebel soldiers due, Fiji faced not just a divided society but also a divided military.

Pictured: Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama in the Queen Elizaneth Barracks, Suva / Ben Bohane

Keywords: 
Fiji coups
justice system
military
military relations
photojournalism
political journalism