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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.
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.
Fiji's location in Oceania A map of Fiji Topography of Fiji. Fiji lies approximately 5,100 km (3,200 mi) southwest of Hawaii and roughly 3,150 km (1,960 mi) from Sydney, Australia. [96] [97] Fiji is the hub of the Southwest Pacific, midway between Vanuatu and Tonga. The archipelago is located between 176° 53′ east and 178° 12′ west.
April 1, 1811: A failed attempt to restore royal power in Chile. September 4, 1811: A successful coup in favor of José Miguel Carrera. 1827: A failed attempt to destroy the opposition to the federalist system. June 1828: San Fernando mutiny, led by Pedro Urriola, José Antonio Vidaurre, and the Maipo Battalion.
The second 1987 coup saw both the Fijian monarchy and the Governor General replaced by a non-executive president and the name of the country changed from Fiji to Republic of Fiji and then in 1997 to Republic of the Fiji Islands. The two coups and the accompanying civil unrest contributed to heavy Indo-Fijian emigration; the resulting population ...
The Fiji coup d'état of 2000 was a civilian coup d'état by hardline i-Taukei (ethnic Fijian) nationalists against the elected government of an Indo-Fijian Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry on 19 May 2000. This was followed by an attempt on 27 May by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority, and then by a military coup on ...
Fiji has championed causes of common interest to Pacific Island countries. Since 2005, Fiji has become embroiled in a number of disagreements with other countries, including Australia, China, New Zealand, South Korea, the United States, and Vanuatu. The country's foreign relations and diplomatic missions are maintained by its Ministry of ...
The rise and fall of Cakobau. Colonial Fiji. Modern history. Dominion of Fiji. Constitutional crisis of 1977. Coups of 1987. Military–church relations. COVID-19 pandemic. Coup of 2000.