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Levuka, 1842 Fijian ship, 1842 Fijian house, 1842. Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first known European visitor to Fiji, sighting the northern island of Vanua Levu and the North Taveuni archipelago in 1643 while looking for Terra Australis incognita, or the Great Southern Continent. [15]
Pages in category "Fiji history-related lists" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Over the years, many members of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (also known as FIJI) have gained notability in their chosen fields. Examples include one U.S. President (Calvin Coolidge), four U.S. Vice Presidents, eleven Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, five Medal of Honor recipients, six Pulitzer Prize winners, two Nobel Prize winners, over 80 competitors in the Olympic Games (of ...
Fiji history-related lists (7 P) E. Historical events in Fiji (14 C) S. History of Suva (2 P) Pages in category "History of Fiji" The following 5 pages are in this ...
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.
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Levuka Historical Port Town: Eastern Division. Cultural (ii) (iv) 2013 The town and its low line of buildings set among coconut and mango trees along the beach front was the first colonial capital of Fiji, ceded to the British in 1874.
Modern history of Fiji This page was last edited on 29 July 2019, at 17:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
This page lists the individual Fiji year pages. It only references years after 1970, when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom . Twenty-first century