The changing faces of Nauru's leadership crisis

FREDDIE Pitcher does not hold the record for serving the shortest presidential term of the century (that title belongs to Pedro Carmona Estanga who led Venezuela for two days in 2001), but he'd probably come a close second.

Pitcher was sworn in on November 10 as president of Nauru. Then on Tuesday morning, just after the Lord's Prayer was recited in the House, a motion of no confidence was read out, politely discussed, then put to vote. Pitcher lost his presidency nine votes to eight. He didn't see it coming - not by a long shot.

''They just bulldozed it through and had the motion passed and we were removed, without any debate or any explanation,'' a dazed Pitcher says.    Read More