"Above all there is our fixed joint determination to build a strong and united Fiji, rich in diversity and pampered with tolerance, goodwill and unde… - Kamisese Mara

Here was an action that touched on raw and sensitive nerves in a community that had already undergone the trauma of two military takeovers. There was an undoubted threat to public order, welfare and freedom. I suspect the psychological pressure associated with that crisis caused the first mental blackout I had ever suffered. It contributed to a deterioration in my health that later required the insertion of a heart pacemaker.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

I said, yes, if you think I will avoid bloodshed by standing aside I will stand aside … but I will never ever again come back.