Published: 11:17AM Friday October 24, 2008
Source: Reuters
Fiji's coup-installed government is considering changing the
country's national anthem and flag.
Fiji has been ruled by army leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama
since a coup in December 2006 ousted the democratically elected
government of Laisenia Qarase.
Bainimarama has since taken aim at what he believes is divisions in
the country between indigenous and Indian Fijians.
The National Council for Building a Better Fiji (NCBBF), a group
chaired by Bainimarama, is considering changing the flag to make it
less reflective of British rule, a report in the Fiji Times
newspaper says.
Fiji's national anthem would also be altered to have parts sung in
English, Hindi and Fijian.
There was lack of initiative during independence from British rule
in 1970, which prevented a change to the anthem and flag
design.
Fiji's flag currently has a union jack in the top left corner on a
light blue background and a coat of arms.
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