Poseci Waqalevu Bune was a Fijian civil servant, diplomat, politician and Cabinet Minister.
17 Facts About Poseci Bune
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Poseci Bune served as chair of the Public Service Commissioner, secretary to the Prime Minister, and as Fiji's permanent representative to the United Nations, as well as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Mahendra Chaudhry and Laisenia Qarase, and in the military regime of Frank Bainimarama.
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In 1998 Poseci Bune helped found the Christian Democratic Alliance.
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Poseci Bune contested the 1999 Fijian general election as a candidate for the party in the Macuata Fijian Communal constituency, and was elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji.
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Poseci Bune was appointed to the People's Coalition Cabinet of Mahendra Chaudhry as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forests.
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Poseci Bune was taken hostage in the 2000 Fijian coup d'etat and held prisoner for 55 days until he was released on 13 July 2000.
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The VLV splintered following the coup, and Poseci Bune joined the Fiji Labour Party.
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Poseci Bune was re-elected in the Labasa Open Constituency at the 2001 election as an FLP candidate.
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Poseci Bune repeatedly called for the 2000 coup to be fully investigated and for those responsible for forcing the resignation of Kamisese Mara to face treason charges, and alleged that senior police were impeding investigations.
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Poseci Bune opposed the Qarase government's early release of coup plotters, and the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill.
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Poseci Bune was re-elected in the 2006 election, and appointed Minister for the Environment in Qarase's multi-party Cabinet.
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Poseci Bune then claimed to be party leader, as Chaudhry had not been re-endorsed by the membership following the election, and won the support of a majority of the party's MPs.
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Poseci Bune was expelled from the FLP on 28 November 2006.
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Under the Fijian constitution, Poseci Bune was set to forfeit his Ministerial role and his Parliamentary seat, subject to an appeal.
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Poseci Bune was replaced as a Minister in a cabinet reshuffle on 5 January 2008.
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Poseci Bune was later a founding member of the People's Democratic Party, and served as the party's interim general secretary.
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Poseci Bune stepped down once the party was registered, and was replaced by Sat Narayan.