Title

Colonel Rabuka on Fijian sovereignty and Commonwealth membership

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

1 Oct 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:01

Description

Colonel Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka on Fiji’s second coup in nineteen weeks. He claims to want to ensure the birthright of the Fijian people, denies being racist with regard to the native Indians and reiterates his desire for Fiji to remain in the Commonwealth. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Sitiveni Rabuka

Keywords

Interethnic relations; Political leadership; Queen Elizabeth II; Commonwealth of Nations; Indigenous populations; Racism; Sovereignty; Fiji

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