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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 the ...
Fiji coup. 1 language. ... 2000 Fijian coup d'état; 2006 Fijian coup d'état; See also. 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis This page was last edited on 1 ...
The resulting 1997 Constitution of Fiji failed to resolve underlying tensions over power and land ownership, and the election of Mahendra Chaudhry as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian prime minister resulted in an attempt to restore i-Taukei supremacy in the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. The 2000 coup saw significant human rights abuses, both as part of the ...
First 1987 Fijian coup d'état [11] (1987) Fijian Government: Royal Fiji Military Forces Military Victory: Second 1987 Fijian coup d'état [11] (1987) Royal Fiji Military Forces Fijian Government: Victory
Category: Military coups in Fiji. 8 languages. ... 2006 Fijian coup d'état; F. 1987 Fijian coups d'état; I. Interim Cabinet of Fiji; P. 2005–2006 Fijian political ...
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.
Fiji is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations. 1999: First general election held under the 1997 Constitution won by Fiji Labour Party (FLP). Mahendra Chaudhry becomes first Prime Minister of Indian descent. 2000: 19 May – civilian coup d'état instigated by George Speight effectively topples the Chaudhry government.
Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau GCMG KCVO KBE DSO ED [3] (28 July 1918 – 15 December 1993) was a Fijian politician who served as the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993. He had previously served as Governor-General of Fiji, representing Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji, from 12 February 1983 to 15 ...