Speight of Violence - Inside Fiji's 2000 Coup (Paperback)

On 19 May 2000 George Speight led seven armed men into the Fiji Parliament. It was supposed to be a coup by indigenous Fijians against an ethnic Indian-led government. But as Speight's gang held a Prime Minister and his government hostage for 56 days, the coup became a power struggle pitting Fijians against each other. This book brings an intimate perspective--"diary extracts from a politician held hostage, letters carried by Red Cross and, putting it all in context, the wider perspective of a veteran Pacific reporter. Speight of Violence reveals what happened in the coup and the military mutiny that followed.