The Build Up to the Solomon Islands Coup (2000)

A People Divided (5 June 2000) We investigate rising tensions in the Solomon Island in a report filmed just before the 2000 Coup. Disputes between guerrillas and police foreshadow more violence to come.

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Ethnic disputes in the South Pacific continue in the neighbouring islands of Guadacanal and Malaita. Now Ulufa'alu is being held hostage by the 'Eagle Force', a secret militia supported by the Malaitan police, which is unhappy about the government's refusal to support their land claims. Can these volatile South Pacific islands reach ethnic acceptance?

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