Word: sulu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...provinces are as neglected as Sulu, close to the southern tip of the Philippines, about 500 miles from Manila. Sulu's capital, Jolo, has deteriorated markedly even though it gave Aquino 95% of its votes during her run for the presidency. Violent local feuds often flare, and for three months the city has had no electricity. Muslim secessionists threaten to break out in open warfare. Says Mayor Aminkadra Abubakar: "Every day I send ((Aquino)) a letter and a telegram, reminding her of what ought to be done here. I never get a direct reply...
...clocks on Suva's gray stone government buildings struck 10 a.m., the eleven men moved silently into Parliament. One wore a smart lightweight jacket over a striped shirt and tie and a sulu skirt wrapped around his waist, appropriate attire for the steamy, tropical capital of Fiji. The others, however, wore army fatigues and carried machine guns. Inside the chamber 51 members of the Fijian Parliament sat listening as a colleague expounded on the history of the islands. "Peace and harmony is the governing principle on which the Fijians have been running their lives," said Taniela Veitata. "This...
...just that moment the armed men made their entrance and quickly circled the room. Their leader, the man in the sulu, walked quickly across the floor to the speaker's dais. "This is a military takeover," announced Lieut. Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. "Stay down and remain calm." In minutes Rabuka and his men rounded up the recently installed Prime Minister, Dr. Timoci Bavadra, and the 27 members of his ruling coalition. After placing the politicians in military detention, Rabuka declared that he was in command of the country...
...President demonstrated her resolve by not holding the negotiations with Misuari in Malacanang Palace but instead flying to Jolo, a Muslim stronghold in the Sulu Island chain 600 miles south of Manila. Misuari, leader of the separatist Moro National Liberation Front, has headed the Philippine Muslims' struggle for independence for the past 14 years from self-imposed exile in the Middle East. Following a two-hour meeting in a heavily guarded Roman Catholic convent, the two leaders agreed to hold talks that are expected to focus on Muslim autonomy in the south. Aquino told Misuari at one point, "Faith...