Speight of Violence
Inside Fiji's 2000 Coup
Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Published on 11. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-7900-1017-5 (ISBN)
Description
Tracks the latest Fiji coup from Chaudhry's election through to the eventual conviction and death sentence passed on George Speight. On 19 May 2000 Speight led 7 armed men into the Fiji Parliament and kidnapped Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and his government. The hostages were held for 56 days, during which the Fiji Military declared martial law and took over Fiji. Speight said he was acting for indigenous Fijians against Indian domination. This is an intimate account by three authors closely involved in the coup. Includes publication of letters between hostages and their families, and extracts from Tupeni Baba's secret diary giving graphic descriptions of what happened inside Parliament. The book also looks at earlier Rabuka coups and examines the way "coup culture" is now a part of the political scene in Fiji.
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Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Auckland
New Zealand
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7900-1017-5 (9780790010175)
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Persons
Michael Field is a veteran Pacific correspondent; has written several books including MAU; has Listener and RadioNZ slots & media contacts. Dr Tupeni Baba was deputy prime minister in the Chaudhry government and a hostage. He now works in Education at University of Auckland Una Baba is an academic and has researched the coup from women?s point of view.
Author
Journalist specialising in Pacific region in politics
Lecturer in education at Auckland University
women studies academic