Snyder Rini at parliament house in Honiara in the Solomon Islands

Download this stock image: Snyder Rini at parliament house in Honiara in the Solomon Islands, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 reflects his resignation as prime minister rather than face defeat with a vote of no confidence. The new Solomon Islands prime minister whose election last week sparked two days of rioting and looting in the archipelago's capital resigned on Wednesday after losing support in Parliament. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) - 2PD5G2X from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

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Caretaker Prime Minister Snyder Rini, top, at Parliament house in Honiara in the Solomon Islands, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 shakes hands with opposition leader Job Dudley Tausinga after he resigned as prime

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Caretaker Prime Minister Snyder Rini, top, at Parliament house in Honiara in the Solomon Islands, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 shakes hands with opposition leader Job Dudley Tausinga after he resigned as prime

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