SOLOMONS: PM ousted

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Updated December 13, 2007 21:32:53

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manessah Sogavare has been thrown out of office. After a month of uncertainty the island nation's parliament has met and voted on his political future, deciding 25 votes to 22 to end his time in office.
Mr Sogavare's time in power is best known for the conflict and fights he picked with the regional assistance mission RAMSI, and the Australia Government over his support for fugitive Julian Moti, the man he appointed as Attorney General.

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