Close protection Counter-Revolutionary Warfare Counter Terrorism Special operation Unconventional warfare
Size
One squadron. Around 80 men after establishment[1]
Part of
Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Garrison/HQ
Suva
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief
President of Fiji
Notable commanders
Ilisoni Ligairi[2]
Military unit
The Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit or CRWU was the common name for the First Meridian Squadron, the unit's formal name, which had been disbanded in 2000.[3] It was the only tier one special forces group of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, and was the brainchild of former Military Commander and former Prime Minister, Major-General Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka.[4][5]
The unit had gained notoriety in Fiji for being involved in the Fijian 2000 coup d'état and the subsequent court martial of the renegade CRW soldiers involved, as well as being accused of attempting to assassinate Frank Bainimarama after he took power by overthrowing the illegal, civilian, Fijian government that took power from Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry in the 2000 Fijian coup d'état.[6] Its founding officer Ilisoni Ligairi had also gained notoriety alongside his unit for participating in the mutinies.[7]
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^Fijian coup colonel took part in SAS blunder. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
^"Fiji military denies setting up new elite special force". RNZ. 12 February 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^"Fiji military places former PM Rabuka under surveillance". Radio New Zealand International. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^From Fiji to Fallujah: The war in Iraq and the privatisation of private security. Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 September 2008.
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