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The proclamation of the Queen's title published in the Fiji Royal Gazette. Ninety-six years of British rule came to an end in 1970, and Fiji gained independence as a Commonwealth realm [3] [4] —a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations with the British monarch, then Queen Elizabeth II, as head of state—though the then-Leader of the Opposition, Sidiq Koya, had envisioned an ...
7 October – Rabuka proclaims a republic, severing the 113-year link to the British Monarchy. Fiji expelled from the Commonwealth of Nations. 5 December – Rabuka appoints Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau as Fiji's first President. 1990: New Constitution institutionalises ethnic Fijian domination of the political system.
Fiji [a], also known as the Dominion of Fiji, was an independent state from 1970 to 1987, a Commonwealth realm [3] [4] [5] in which the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Fiji, represented by the Governor-General.
Fiji's Times: A History of Fiji. Fiji Times. Kelly, John D. "From Holi to Diwali in Fiji: An essay on ritual and history." Man (1988): 40–55. online; Lal, Brij V. (1992). Broken Waves: A History of the Fiji Islands in the Twentieth Century. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1418-2. Details of Fiji's History, Geography, Economy.
This article lists the heads of state of Fiji, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Fiji in 1871 to the present day. Currently, the head of state of Fiji is the president of the republic, appointed by the Parliament for a three-year term under the terms of the Constitution of 2013. [1] The current president is Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu.
Fiji became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations in late 1997. The coups triggered much emigration by Indo-Fijians (particularly skilled workers ), [ 16 ] making them a minority by 1994. In 2014, Rabuka admitted that Mara had told him to seize power before the coup, telling him during a golf game that "the only way to change the situation ...
The Colony of Fiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji. London declined its first opportunity to annex the Kingdom of Fiji in 1852. Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau had offered to cede the islands, subject to being allowed to retain his Tui Viti (King of Fiji) title.
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