FIJI: PRIME MINISTER AND NATIONALIST REBELS SQUABBLE OVER SWEARING-IN DELAY OF COUNTRY'S NEW GOVERNMENT

Record ID: 977142

  • Title: FIJI: PRIME MINISTER AND NATIONALIST REBELS SQUABBLE OVER SWEARING-IN DELAY OF COUNTRY'S NEW GOVERNMENT
  • Date: 19th July 2000
  • Summary: SUVA, FIJI (JULY 19, 2000) (AGENCY POOL) 1. WIDE OF BUILDING 0.05 2. SV: PROPOSED MEMBERS OF NEW PARLIAMENT LEAVING MEETING 0.16 3. SV'MV'S: MEMBERS SITTING DOWN IN TENT FOR ANNOUNCEMENT BY SPOKESMAN FOR THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION ELIKI BOFFANI (3 SHOTS) 0.28 4. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) BOFFANI ANNOUNCING THE PRESIDENT IS INDISPOSED 0.43 5. WIDE OF TENT 0.51 6. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) PRIME MINISTER LAISENIA QARASE SAYING "The swearing in ceremony has been postponed because the President is ill, indisposed". 1.18 7. VARIOUS: BURNT OUT CARS NEAR THE COMPOUND WHERE REBELS HELD THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND OTHERS HOSTAGE (7 SHOTS) 1.53 8. VARIOUS OF FLOWERS PILED TOGETHER AND DOCUMENTS ON GROUND IN COMPOUND (4 SHOTS) 2.10 9. MV: FLAG BEING LOWERED 2.20 10. VARIOUS: MORE OF BURNT-OUT CARS, MILITARY ON DUTY (7 SHOTS) 2.56 11. VARIOUS: TRUCK LEAVING COMPOUND (3 SHOTS) 3.19 12. WIDE OF COMPOUND 3.23 13. SV: MILITARY LOCKING GATE 3.35 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 2000 13:00
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  • Location: SUVA, FIJI
  • Country: Fiji
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