The rotuman language is spoken by more than 2000 people on the island of Rotuma and a further 10, 000 people who live or work in the Republic of Fiji.
22.
Josaia Vorege ( Frank ) Bainimarama, the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, meets senior officers and allegedly orders them to free him by force in the event of his arrest.
23.
The military consists of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces ( RFMF ) with a total manpower of 3, 500 active soldiers and 6, 000 reservists, and includes a Navy Unit of 300 personnel.
24.
Long considered an ally of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces in their long-running dispute with the Qarase government, Beddoes began criticising the Military towards the end of 2006, as tensions escalated to unprecedented levels.
25.
Following the 1987 Fijian coups d'�tat ( which resulted in a vacancy in the premiership until December 1987 ), on 7 October 1987 the new ruling regime declared the nation to have become the Republic of Fiji.
26.
Months of tension between the government and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces culminated in a chairman, Ratu Ovini Bokini, angrily denied making any such request . " " I never made a request to meet the commander.
27.
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces suffered serious and deep divisions when a faction of elite soldiers helped stage a coup on May 19, 2000 and later led a bloody mutiny attempt on November 2 the same year.
28.
On 22 November 1990, five members of the Special Operations Security Unit of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces pleaded guilty to the abduction and torture of Singh and were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months.
29.
Citing corruption in the government, Commodore Josaia Voreqe ( Frank ) Bainimarama, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, staged a military takeover on 5 December 2006 against the prime minister that he had installed after a 2000 coup.
30.
On 22 November 1990, five members of the Special Operations Security Unit of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces pleaded guilty to the abduction and torture of Dr Singh and were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months.
