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Article: FIJI'S COUP LEADER REPORTED SWORN IN AS HEAD OF STATE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 18, 1987
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SUVA, Fiji - Fiji's coup leader was sworn in as head of
state yesterday, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported. The move
came despite a declaration by the judiciary that the takeover is
illegal.
Also yesterday, 3,000 Fiji Indians rallied to protest a vow by
the the insurrection chief, Lt. Col. Sitiveni Rabuka, to bar them
from power, and foreign leaders increased pressure on the regime.
The BBC said yesterday that an Information Ministry official
said Governor General Ratu Sir Penia Ganilau swore in Rabuka as
head of state last night.
The BBC said the official was reached by phone from London.
The report could not be confirmed.
Initially, Ganilau had opposed the coup, and ...