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v. t. e. The Fijian coups d'état of 1987 resulted in the overthrow of the elected government of Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra, the deposition of Elizabeth II as Queen of Fiji, and in the declaration of a republic. The first coup d'état, in which Bavadra was deposed, took place on 14 May 1987; a second coup d'état on 25 September ended ...
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Fiji coup. There have been four Fijian coups d'état in the past forty years: 1987 Fijian coups d'état (two) 2000 Fijian coup d'état. 2006 Fijian coup d'état.
v. t. e. Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka[4] CF OBE MSD (Fijian: [sitʃiˈβeni ramˈbuka]; born 13 September 1948) is a Fijian politician, sportsman, and former soldier who has been serving as Prime Minister of Fiji since 24 December 2022. [5] He was the instigator of two military coups in 1987. He was democratically elected as Prime Minister of ...
P. 2005–2006 Fijian political crisis. Categories: Political history of Fiji. Military history of Fiji. Coups d'état by country. Rebellions in Oceania. Historical events in Fiji.
t. e. Josaia Voreqe " Frank " Bainimarama CF (MIL) OStJ MSD (Fijian: [tʃoˈsɛia βoˈreŋɡe mbɛiniˈmarama]; born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst party, which he founded in 2014, he began his career as an officer in the ...
Operation Morris Dance was an Australian military operation conducted in May 1987 in response to the first of the 1987 Fijian coups d'état . On the morning of 14 May 1987 the Military of Fiji took control of the country in a bloodless coup d'état. In response to the coup, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) began preparations to evacuate ...
2022. v. t. e. The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 was a coup d'état in Fiji carried out by Commodore Frank Bainimarama against Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and President Josefa Iloilo. It was the culmination of a political crisis that had begun the previous year when the Qarase government introduced three bills to the Fijian Parliament.