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History of Fiji
Early history
Discovery of Fiji
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
Timeline
Mutinies
Mara resigned
Iloilo plot
Trials
Court Martial
Proposed Reconciliation Commission
Supporters
Opponents
Qualified positions
Military opposition
Religious reaction
International reaction
Crisis of 2005–2006
Timeline
Reaction
Unrest in 2006
Coup of 2006
Constitutional crisis of 2009
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Located in the central Pacific Ocean, Fiji's geography has made it both a destination and a crossroads for migrations for many centuries.
The majority ofFiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermic activity still occurs...
not seen elsewhere in Fiji. Archeologist Sepeti Matararaba of the Fiji Museum expressed astonishment at some of the discoveries at the site, which included...
The Colony ofFiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation ofFiji. London declined its first opportunity...
Fiji was an independent state from 1970 to 1987, a Commonwealth realm in which the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Fiji...
The Age ofDiscovery also known as the Age of Exploration, part of the early modern period and largely overlapping with the Age of Sail, was a period from...
history of the island Fiji, from the ancient times to the present day. List of heads of state ofFiji List of prime ministers ofFiji Politics ofFiji "Background...
took place in connection with the civilian coup d'état that occurred in Fiji in 2000, the first while the rebellion instigated by George Speight was in...
the rise of a warlord by the name of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, who forged the first nation-state covering all of modern Fiji (except the island of Rotuma)...
Canadian actress of Indo-Fijian descent, best known for her role as Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica, and Ellen Landry on Star Trek: Discovery. Sharma began...
The Instruments of Independence is a legal document that established Fiji's independence from the United Kingdom in 1970, when it was handed over by Prince...
indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians, rather than ideological differences, have been the most visible cleavage ofFijian politics. Later in 2020, Fiji was hit...
Monuriki. The discoveryof B. vitiensis is partially indebted to The Blue Lagoon. Much of the movie was filmed on a remote island in Fiji and shots of the native...
In April 2009, Fiji underwent a constitutional crisis when the Court of Appeal ruled that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état had been illegal. The Court dismissed...
/ˌmɛləˈniːʒə/) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes...
strong Polynesian cultural traits outside of this great triangle is Rotuma, situated north ofFiji. The people of Rotuma have many common Polynesian traits...
conflicting interests of the ethnic Fijian and Indo-Fijian communities. At that time, Indo-Fijians slightly outnumbered ethnic Fijians, but by holding a virtual...
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