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Fijian general election, 1987

Index Fijian general election, 1987

General elections were held in Fiji between 4 and 11 April 1987. [1]

16 relations: Alliance Party (Fiji), Communal constituencies, Electoral roll, Fiji, Fiji Labour Party, Fijian Nationalist Party, Fijians, House of Representatives of Fiji, Indians in Fiji, Kamisese Mara, National constituencies, National Federation Party, Sitiveni Rabuka, Timoci Bavadra, Western United Front, 1987 Fijian coups d'état.

Alliance Party (Fiji)

The Alliance Party, was the ruling political party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987.

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Communal constituencies

Communal constituencies were the most durable feature of the Fijian electoral system.

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Electoral roll

The electoral roll (also called an electoral register or poll book) is a list of persons who are eligible to vote in a particular electoral district and who are registered to vote, if required in a particular jurisdiction.

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Fiji

Fiji (Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji (Matanitu Tugalala o Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी गणराज्य), is an island country in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island.

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Fiji Labour Party

The Fiji Labour Party (FLP) is a political party in Fiji.

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Fijian Nationalist Party

The Fijian Nationalist Party (FNP) was a political party in Fiji, founded in 1975 by Sakeasi Butadroka, a parliamentarian who defected from the then-ruling Alliance Party, on a "Fiji for the Fijians!" platform.

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Fijians

Fijians (iTaukei) are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji, who speak Fijian and share a common history and culture.

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House of Representatives of Fiji

The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament from 1970 to 2006.

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Indians in Fiji

Indo-Fijians are Fiji citizens who are fully or partially of Indian descent, which includes descendants who trace their heritage from various parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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Kamisese Mara

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE (6 May 1920 – 18 April 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji.

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National constituencies

National constituencies are a former feature of the Fijian electoral system.

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National Federation Party

The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party.

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Sitiveni Rabuka

Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, OBE, MSD, OStJ, (born 13 September 1948) is best known as the instigator of two military coups that shook Fiji in 1987.

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Timoci Bavadra

Timoci Uluivuda Bavadra (22 September 1934 – 3 November 1989) was a Fijian medical doctor who founded the Fiji Labour Party and served as the Prime Minister of Fiji for one month in 1987.

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Western United Front

Western United Front (WUF) was an ethnically Fijian political party formed prior to the 1982 elections and contested the election in coalition with the National Federation Party (NFP-WUF Coalition).

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1987 Fijian coups d'état

The Fiji coups 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.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fijian_general_election,_1987

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