House of Representatives of Fiji

The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament from 1970 to 2006. ^[1]

Aftermath of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état

The Constitution of Fiji, which had been abrogated by the interim military government of Commodore Frank Bainimarama (who organized a counter-coup to neutralize the civilian coup d'état instigated by George Speight in May 2000), was reinstated by the High Court on 15 November that year.

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Agni Deo Singh

Agni Deo Singh is an Indo-Fijian teacher, who has risen through the ranks of the Fiji Teachers Union (FTU) to become its general secretary.

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Ahmed Bhamji

Ahmed Bhamji is a Fiji Indian businessman and National Federation Party politician and at 37 when he was elected the mayor of Ba, became the youngest mayor in the country.

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Ajit Swaran Singh

Dr Ajit Swaran Singh became the first Fiji-born Indian to be appointed to the District Court Bench in New Zealand when he was sworn in as a judge in Manukau on 4 November 2002.

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Alleged plot against Ratu Iloilo, 2000

Police spokeswoman Sylvia Low announced on 25 August that they were considering opening an investigation into allegations made the previous day by the Military Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, that Senator Apisai Tora and a number of others had approached him in the Fijian Holdings boardroom during the 2000 crisis and asked him to remove from office President Ratu Josefa Iloilo.

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Ami Chand

Ami Chand is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Amjad Ali (politician)

Amjad Ali is a Fiji Indian politician.

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Anand Babla

Anand Babla (1954 – December 22, 2008) was a Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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Anand Singh

Anand Singh Bisht is a Fijian lawyer and former politician of Indian descent.

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Anup Kumar (politician)

Anup Kumar is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Vanua Levu West Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Apaitia Seru

Apaitia Seru is a Fijian lawyer and former politician and judge, who served briefly as Attorney General of Fiji in 1992.

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Apisai Tora

Mohammad Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora (born January 1934) is a former Fijian politician, soldier, and trade unionist.

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Asaeli Masilaca

Asaeli Masilaca is a former Fijian politician who won the Nausori Naitasiri Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) in the parliamentary election of 2001.

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Asenaca Caucau

Adi Asenaca Coboiverata Caucau, generally known simply as Adi Asenaca Caucau, is a Fijian politician.

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Attar Singh

Attar Singh is a Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent.

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Attorney General of Fiji

Fiji's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General. The office is usually held by the Minister for Justice, although they are distinct offices.

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Balwant Singh Rakkha

Balwant Singh Rakkha (born 1941) was a Fiji Indian medical doctor and a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji representing the National Federation Party (NFP), but he is best known for his strong support for the former leader of the NFP, Sidiq Koya and the split caused within the NFP when he was rewarded by Koya for his loyalty by being given a seat in a constituency where he was a virtual unknown.

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Bei Kai Viti

The Bai Kei Viti (BKV, sometimes known in English as Protector of Fiji, or Fortress for the People of Fiji), was a political party in Fiji.

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Bernadette Ganilau

Rose Lavenia Bernadette Rounds Ganilau, born July 5, 1951 as Lavenia Bernadette Rounds, is a Fijian writer, broadcaster, and politician, who served as Minister for Labour, Minister for Tourism, Industrial Relations, Productivity and Environment in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank Bainimarama, having been appointed on 9 January 2007.

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Blue Ribbon campaign (Fiji)

The "Blue Ribbon campaign" was the name for the campaign promoting support for the controversial legislation introduced by the Fijian Government in 2005 to establish a Reconciliation and Unity Commission.

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Cabinet of Fiji

Fiji has the Westminster system — executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister.

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Chinese in Fiji

The Chinese diaspora in Fiji is a small but influential community in the multiracial society that makes up modern-day Fiji.

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Colony of Fiji

The Colony of Fiji was a British crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji.

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Communal constituencies

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

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Conservative Alliance-Matanitu Vanua

| The Conservative Alliance (Matanitu Vanua in Fijian) was a far-right political party in Fiji, and a member of the ruling coalition government.

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Constituency Boundaries Commission (Fiji)

Fiji's Constituency Boundaries Commission was a civil service body charged under the 1997 Constitution of Fiji with determining the boundaries of electoral constituencies for the House of Representatives.

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Damodran Nair

Damodran Nair is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Tavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in a by election on 17 January 2004 following the death of the incumbent, Pravin Singh, in an automobile accident in late 2003.

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Daniel Urai Manufolau

Daniel Urai Manufolau is a Fijian trade unionist and former politician from Lautoka, who won the Lautoka City Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001 and 2006.

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Davendra Singh

Davendra Singh (born 1950) was a Fiji Indian small businessman and politician who came into prominence when he challenged and defeated the official National Federation Party (NFP) candidate in a by-election in March 1985.

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David Ariu Christopher

David Ariu Christopher is a politician of Banaban descent, who has held office in two countries — Fiji and Kiribati.

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Deo Narain

Deo Narain is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Suva City Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Dominion of Fiji

The Dominion of Fiji was the official name of Fiji between October 1970 and 6 October 1987.

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Edward Cakobau

Ratu Sir Edward Tuivanuavou Tugi Cakobau, KBE, MC (21 December 1908 – 26 June 1973) was a Fijian chief and statesman.

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Elections in Fiji

Fiji has held 10 general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970; there had been numerous elections under colonial rule, but only one with universal suffrage (in 1966).

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Electoral system of Fiji

Fiji's electoral system is the result of complex negotiations, compromises, and experiments conducted over the years leading up to and following independence from British colonial rule in 1970.

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Emasi Qovu

Emasi Qovu is a former Fijian politician, served in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006.

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Epeli Ganilau

Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Ganilau, MC, MSD, (born 10 October 1951) is a Fijian soldier and politician, who currently heads the National Alliance Party of Fiji.

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Epeli Nailatikau

Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, CF, LVO, OBE, MSD, KStJ, (born 5 July 1941) (often referred to as Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca) is a Fijian chief who was President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015.

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Epeli Qaraninamu Nailatikau

Ratu Dr.

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Epenisa Cakobau

Ratu Epenisa Seru Cakobau (pronounced) is a Fijian chief.

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Federation Party

The Federation Party was Fiji's first formal political party.

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Felix Anthony

Felix M. Anthony is a Fiji Indian trade unionist and politician.

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Fida Hussein

Fida Hussein (born 1946) is a Fiji Indian who served in the Fiji Police Force and as a sales consultant before being elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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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 Cane Growers Association

The Fiji Cane Growers Association (FCGA) is a cane farmers' union established in 1992 by supporters of the National Federation Party (NFP).

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Fiji Democratic Party

The Fiji Democratic Party is a former political party in Fiji, which operated between June 2002 and April 2005.

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Fiji Indian organisations

This is a synopsis of organisations formed by Indians in Fiji.

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Fiji Labour Party

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

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Fiji Week, 2005

Fiji Week celebrations commenced on 7 October 2005, and culminated with Fiji Day on 10 October, the 35th anniversary of Fiji's independence from British colonial rule.

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Fijian Association Party

The Fijian Association Party (FAP) is a former political party in Fiji.

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Fijian general election, 1972

General elections were held in Fiji between 15 and 29 April 1972, the first since independence from the United Kingdom in 1970.

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Fijian general election, 1987

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

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Fijian general election, 1992

General elections were held in Fiji between 23 and 30 May 1992.

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Fijian general election, 1994

General elections were held in Fiji between 18 and 25 February 1994.

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Fijian general election, 2001

The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year.

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Fijian general election, 2006

The Constitution of Fiji requires general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years.

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Fijian municipal election, 2002

Fiji's municipal elections of October 2002 produced results that allowed three major political parties, the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts.

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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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Filipe Bole

Filipe Nagera Bole (born 23 August 1936) is a Fijian politician who hails from the village of Mualevu on the island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau Group.

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Finau Mara

Ratu Alifereti Finau Mara (born 1960) is a Fijian lawyer, politician, and diplomat.

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Foreign relations of Fiji

Fiji has experienced many coups recently, in 1987, 2000, and 2006.

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General electors

"General Electors" is the term formerly used in Fiji to identify citizens of voting age who belonged, in most cases, to ethnic minorities.

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George Cakobau

Ratu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau (6 November 1912 – 25 November 1989) was Governor General of Fiji from 1973 to 1983.

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George Shiu Raj

George Shiu Raj is an Indo-Fijian former politician, who served as Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs from 2001 to 30 September 2004, when he resigned amid accusations of misuse of funds.

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George Speight

George Speight (born 1957), occasionally known as Ilikini Naitini, was the leader of the Fiji coup of 2000, in which he and an elite unit of Fiji's military detained thirty-six members of parliament and held them hostage from May 19, 2000 to July 13, 2000.

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Giyannedra Prasad

Giyannedra Prasad is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Govind Swamy

Govind Swamy (born 1951) is a Fiji Indian who was a teacher for many years before being elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Grand Coalition for Fiji

The Grand Coalition for Fiji, formerly known as the Grand Coalition Initiative Group, was a coalition of five predominantly indigenous Fijian political parties in Fiji, forged for the purpose of contesting the general election scheduled for 2006 under a single umbrella and forming a coalition government subsequently.

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Great Council of Chiefs

The Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian, ग्रेट काउंसिल ऑफ चीफ्स in Fiji Hindi) was a constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands from 1876 to March 2012.

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Gyan Singh (Fijian politician)

Gyan Singh is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Magodro Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001, taking almost 57 percent of the votes cast.

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Gyani Nand

Gyani Nand (1943 – 23 July 2007) was a Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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Harilal Manilal Patel

Harilal Manilal Patel (born 1941) is a Fiji Indian lawyer who has also been a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Harish Sharma

Harish Chandra Sharma was a Fiji Indian politician who became the leader of the National Federation Party in 1987.

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Hikmat Singh Verma

Hikmat Singh Verma is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Laucala Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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History of Fiji

The majority of Fiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago.

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House of Representatives

House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles.

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Index of Fiji-related articles

Articles (arranged alphabetically) about people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from Fiji, include.

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Indian members of the Legislative Council of Fiji

The number of Fiji Indians that could be elected to the Legislative Council was fixed over the years as follows.

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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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International reaction to the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill

The controversial Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill promoted by the Fijian government throughout 2005 generated enormous debate, both locally and internationally.

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Irami Matairavula

Irami Ului Matairavula is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives.

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Irene Jai Narayan

Irene Jai Narayan, (23 February 1932 – 29 July 2011) was an Indian born teacher and politician, who had a significant influence on politics in Fiji.

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Isireli Leweniqila

Isireli Leweniqila is a former Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet as Minister for Information and Communications.

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Islam in Fiji

The Muslims of Fiji comprise approximately 7% of the population (62,534).

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J.A.R. Dovi

Ratu Jione Atonio Rabici Doviverata OBE (born 1906) was a Bau chief and medical doctor and administrator in colonial Fiji.

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Jai Gawander

Jai Shree Gawander is a Fijian civil servant and former politician of Indian descent.

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Jai Ram Reddy

Jai Ram Reddy, CF (born 12 May 1937) is an Indo-Fijian politician, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government.

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Jain Kumar

Jain Kumar (born 1959) is a Fijian civil servant and former politician of Indian descent.

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Jale Baba

Jale Baba (born 27 July 1958) in Lautoka is a Fijian businessman and political organizer.

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James Ah Koy

Sir James Michael Ah Koy, KBE (born in Lautoka, 30 November 1936) is a Fijian businessman, politician, and diplomat of Chinese and Fijian descent.

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Joeli Nabuka

Joeli Nabuka is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006.

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John Ali

John Ali is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Nasinu Rewa Open Constituency, one of the 25 open seats, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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John Falvey

Sir John Neil Falvey, K.B.E. Q.C. was a New Zealand-born lawyer, who served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1970 to 1977.

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Jone Kubuabola

Ratu Jone Yavala Kubuabola was Fiji's Minister for Finance, a position he held starting from 2000 to 2006.

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Jonetani Kaukimoce

Lieutenant Colonel Jonetani Kaukimoce was a Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 1992 to 2006.

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Joni Madraiwiwi

Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Lord Madraiwiwi Tangatatonga (1957 – 29 September 2016) was a Fijian lawyer, politician and was the Vice-President of Fiji from 2004 to 2006.

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Jope Seniloli

Ratu Jope Naucabalavu Seniloli (14 June 1939 – 28 June 2015) was a Fijian chief who held the title of Turaga Taukei Naua and who served as Fiji's Vice-President from 25 March 2001 to 29 November 2004, when he was forced to resign following his conviction for treason on 6 August 2004, and the rejection of his appeal early in November.

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Josateki Vula

Josateki Vula is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006.

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Josefa Dimuri

Ratu Josefa Nalumuialevu Dimuri is a Fijian chief and politician, who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives.

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Josefa Iloilo

Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ (29 December 1920 – 6 February 2011) as the 2nd President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 until 4 January 2007 (see below).

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Justice of Appeal (Fiji)

Justices of Appeal in Fiji are judges who sit on the Court of Appeal and on the Supreme Court, but not on the High Court.

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K. C. Ramrakha

Karam Chand Ramrakha is a former Fiji Indian lawyer, union leader and politician, who served in colonial Fiji's Legislative Council and independent Fiji's House of Representatives from 1966 to 1982.

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K. N. Govind

Kishore Nand Govind is a former Fiji Indian politician who was a judge of the High Court of Fiji.

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K. R. Latchan

K.R. Latchan is a Bus Transport operator and former politician based in Nausori, Fiji.

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K. S. Reddy

Krishna S. Reddy was a Fiji Indian school teacher, leader of a farmers' union and both a nominated and elected member of the Legislative Council.

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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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Kamlesh Arya

Kamlesh Kumar Arya is the president of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, which is a national organization uniting all the Arya Samajs in Fiji.

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Kelemedi Bulewa

Kelemedi Rakuve Bulewa (May 16, 1951 – 2004) was a Fijian lawyer and former politician, who served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1992 to 1996.

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Kenneth Zinck

Kenneth Vincent Zinck (born June 16, 1959, Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet from 2001 to 2006 as Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations, and Productivity.

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Kinijoji Maivalili

Ratu Kinijoji R. Maivalili is a Fijian Chief and former political leader.

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Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro

Ratu Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro is a Fijian Chief and former political leader.

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Koila Nailatikau

Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau is a Fijian lawyer, who has served as a diplomat and politician.

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Krishna Chand Sharma

Krishna Chand Sharma is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Krishna Prasad

Asianet news Krishna Prasad (died 2010), was a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Nadi Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001.

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Kuini Speed

Adi Kuini Teimumu Vuikaba Speed (23 December 1949 – 31 December 2004) was a Fijian chief and politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister in 1999 and 2000.

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Lagamu Vuiyasawa

Adi Lagamu Lewaturaga Vuiyasawa is a Fijian businesswoman and former politician.

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Laisenia Qarase

Laisenia Qarase (pronounced; born 4 February 1941) is a Fijian political figure.

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Lala Mara

Ro Lala, Lady Mara, maiden name Litia Cakobau Lalabalavu Katoafutoga Tuisawau (4 January 1931 – 20 July 2004) was a Fijian chief, who was better known as the widow of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, modern Fiji's founding father who served for many years as Prime Minister and President of his country.

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Lavenia Padarath

Lavenia Padarath (née Lavenia Wainiqolo) is a former Fijian politician.

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Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)

The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Legislative Council of Fiji

The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.

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Lio 'On Famör Rotuma Party

Lio 'On Famör Rotuma or LFR (meaning "Voice of the Rotuman People" in Rotuman) was a political party in Fiji, which sought to represent the interests of the Rotuman people in their main representative constituency, that is, the Rotuman Communal Constituency, which under the 1997 Constitution used to elect a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for all people of Rotuman descent across the nation of Fiji.

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List of electoral systems by country

This table deals with voting to select candidates for office, not for the passing of legislation.

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List of Fijian politicians

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List of Fijians

This list comprises Fijian citizens, and some foreigners associated with Fiji.

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List of political families in Fiji

The following is a list of political families in Fiji.

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List of political parties in Fiji

This article lists political parties in Fiji.

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List of politicians of Indian descent

This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside of Indian subcontinent who are of Indian descent.

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Lists of office-holders

These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.

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Lomaiviti (Fijian Communal Constituency)

Lomaiviti Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians.

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Lomaiviti Islands

The Lomaiviti (pronounced) archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones.

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Losalini Raravuya Dovi

Adi Losalini Raravuya Dovi, was a Fijian politician, and lady of rank in Fiji's chiefly leadership.

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M. T. Khan

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Mahendra Chand Vinod

Mahendra Chandra Vinod (1922 – 2003) was a Fijian civil servant and editor who was also a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Mahendra Chaudhry

The Rt. Hon. Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (Fiji Hindi: महेन्द्र पाल चौधरी PBS, MP; born 9 February 1942) is an Indo-Fijian and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party.

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Manasa Tugia

Manasa Tugia is a former Fijian politician, who served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006, and as Chairman of Parliament's Justice, Law, and Order Committee.

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Manoa Dobui

Manoa Dobui is a former Fijian politician, who won the Samabula Tamavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) in the parliamentary election of 2001.

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Marieta Rigamoto

Marieta Rigamoto is a former Fijian politician.

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Mataiasi Ragigia

Mataiasi Vave Ragigia (died 20 October 2012) was a Fijian politician who served in the now-defunct House of Representatives.

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Meli Bogileka

Ratu Meli Bogileka is a Fijian politician.

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Mere Samisoni

Adi Mere Tuisalalo Samisoni MBA, DBA is a Fijian businesswoman and politician, from Lomaloma villageAi Vola Ni Kawa Bula, Tokatoka No.7 on the island of Vanua Balavu in Fiji's Lau archipelago.

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Mick Beddoes

Mick Malcolm Millis Beddoes, widely known as Mick Beddoes, is a Fijian politician and businessman from Nadi, who led the United Peoples Party (formerly the United General Party) from 2000 to 2013, and was the Leader of the Opposition at the time of the military coup of 5 December 2006.

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Military unrest following the 2000 Fijian coup d'état

Following the quashing of George Speight's civilian coup d'état in 2000, the Military handed power over to a civilian administration led by the banker, Laisenia Qarase, who won the parliamentary election held to restore democracy in September 2001.

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Mitieli Bulanauca

Mitieli Bulanauca is a Fijian former politician and Cabinet Minister.

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Modern history of Fiji

Since attaining independence from the United Kingdom on 10 October 1970, Fijian history has been marked by exponential economic growth up to 1987, followed by relative stagnation, caused to a large extent by political instability following two military coups in 1987 and a civilian putsch in 2000.

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Mohammed Latif Subedar

Mohammed Latif Subedar is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Labasa Rural Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 election and the 2001 election for the House of Representatives.

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Monica Raghwan

Monica Raghwan is a Fijian politician.

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Municipal elections in Fiji

Fiji has established municipal governments for two cities (Suva and Lautoka) and ten towns (Ba, Labasa, Lami, Levuka, Nadi, Nausori, Nasinu, Savusavu, Sigatoka, and Tavua).

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Muthu Swamy

Muthu Swamy is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Naiqama Lalabalavu

Ratu Naiqama Tawake Lalabalavu (born 23 December 1953) is a Fijian Paramount Chief and politician.

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Nanise Nagusuca

Nanise Nagusuca (born 1953) is a former Fijian politician, who was elected to the House of Representatives in a special election on December 11, 2004.

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Nareish Kumar

Nareish Kumar is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Labasa Open Constituency, one of the 25 open seats, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Narendra Arjun

Narendra Singh Arjun (1935 – 13 January 2006) was a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent.

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Narsi Raniga

Narsi Raniga (born 1943) is a Fiji Indian who has held senior civil service posts in Fiji and has also been a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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National constituencies

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

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National Democratic Party (Fiji, 1960s)

The National Democratic Party (NDP) was a Fijian political party formed in the early 1960s through a merger of Apisai Tora's Western Democratic Party with Isikeli Nadalo's Fijian National Party.

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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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National Federation Party - Dove faction

The Dove Faction was one of the factions of the National Federation Party (NFP) to contest the September 1977 elections in Fiji.

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National Federation Party - Flower faction

The Flower Faction was one of the factions of the National Federation Party (NFP) to contest the September 1977 elections in Fiji.

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National language debate in Fiji

The National Language Debate in Fiji concerns the status of the country's three official languages - English, Fijian, and Hindustani (the name used in the 1997 constitution for Fiji Hindi).

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Navin Maharaj

Navin Maharaj (born 1939) is a Fiji Indian businessman, former mayor of Suva and member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Navin Patel

Navin Patel is a Fiji Indian businessman and politician.

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New Labour Unity Party

The New Labour Unity Party was a Fijian political party, which broke away from the Fiji Labour Party in May 2001.

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NFP–Labour Coalition

NFP–Labour Coalition was the coalition of the National Federation Party and Fiji Labour Party under the leadership of Timoci Bavadra, formed in 1987 to contest that year's general election.

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Niko Nawaikula

Niko Nawaikula (born 16 August 1960) in Suva, also known as Nikolau Tuiqamea, is a Native Fijian politician, who was appointed to the House of Representatives on 22 June 2005.

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Nitya Nand Reddy

Nitya Nand Reddy (born 1950) is a Fiji Indian has been an accountant and a unionist before being elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Ofa Swann

Ofa Swann is a Fijian lawyer and former politician.

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Open constituencies

Open constituencies represent one of several electoral models employed in the past in the Fijian electoral system.

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Outline of Fiji

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Fiji: Republic of Fiji – sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.

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Ovini Bokini

Ratu Ovini Bokini Ratu (3 November 1944 – 15 January 2009) was a Fijian chief and political leader.

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Parmanand Singh

Parmanand Singh (born 1905) was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives.

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Party of National Unity (Fiji)

The Party of National Unity (better known by its acronym of PANU) was a Fijian political party founded by Ratu Sairusi Nagagavoka in 1998; by the time of the military coup of 2006, Nagagavoka remained the President of the party.

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Parveen Bala

Parveen Kumar Bala is a Fijian politician who currently serves as Minister for Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment, a position to which he was appointed following the general elections of 2014.

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Peniasi Silatolu

Peniasi Silatolu is a former Fijian politician, who won the Nasinu Rewa Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for Interim Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's party, the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), in the parliamentary election of 2001.

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People's Coalition (Fiji)

The People's Coalition was an alliance of three political parties in Fiji, formed in March 1999 to contest the parliamentary election to be held in May that year.

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Perumal Mupnar

Perumal Mupnar is a former Fijian politician of Indian Tamil descent, who held the Yasawa Nawaka Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001.

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Petero Mataca

Petero Mataca (28 April 1933 – 30 June 2014) born at Cawaci, on Ovalau Island, served as the Roman Catholic archbishop of Suva, Fiji until his resignation in 2012.

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Pita Nacuva

Pita Kewa Nacuva is a Fijian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from June to December 2006, when a military coup deposed the government and resulted in the dissolution of Parliament.

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Politics of Fiji

Politics of Fiji take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic.

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Ponipate Lesavua

Ponipate Tawase Lesavua was a Fijian politician, who led the now-defunct Party of National Unity, which drew most of its support from Ba Province in the West of the country.

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Poseci Bune

Poseci Waqalevu Bune is a former Fijian politician, who has served as Deputy Leader of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP).

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Pradhuman Raniga

Pradhuman Raniga is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Nadi Open Constituency, one of the 25 open seats, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Pramod Rae

Pramod Kumar Rae (born 27 October 1951) is a Fijian trade unionist and political organizer of Indian descent.

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Pratap Chand

Pratap Chand is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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Pravin Singh

Pravin Singh (died 2003) was a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who won the Tavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the parliamentary elections of 1999 and 2001.

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Prem Singh

Prem Singh is a Fijian politician and a member of the Fijian Parliament.

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President of the Senate

The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is the speaker of other assemblies.

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Prime Minister of Fiji

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji is the head of government of Fiji.

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Prince Gopal Lakshman

Prince Gopal Lakshman (1954-2016) was a former Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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Puisne judge of Fiji

Puisne judges in Fiji sit on the High Court and the Court of Appeal, but not on the Supreme Court.

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R. D. Patel

Raojibhai Dahyabhai Patel was an Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician, who was better known as the younger brother of A. D. Patel.

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Rabi Island

Rabi (pronounced) is a volcanic island in northern Fiji.

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Racial segregation

Racial segregation is the separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.

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Ragho Nand

Ragho Nand is a Fiji Indian former politician who was also a Minister in the multi-party cabinet following the 2006 election.

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Rakuita Vakalalabure

Ratu Rakuita Saurara Vakalalabure (born 1962) is a Fijian lawyer and former politician.

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Raman Pratap Singh

Raman Pratap Singh is a Fijian lawyer and former politician of Indian descent.

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Ratu

Ratu (raatuu) is an Austronesian title used by Fijians of chiefly rank.

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Ratu Wilisoni Tuiketei Malani

Ratu Wilisoni Tuiketei Malani (1920 – 14 June 2005) was a Fijian chief, medical doctor, and politician.

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Religious reaction to the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill

Religion plays an important role in Fijian society.

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Rishi Shankar

Rishi Shankar (1934 - 2015) is a Fiji Indian lawyer who was elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Rotuma

Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets.

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Safe seat

A safe seat is an electoral district (constituency) in a legislative body (e.g. Congress, Parliament, City Council) which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.

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Sakeasi Butadroka

Sakeasi Butadroka (died 1999 or 2000) was a Fijian politician noted for his strident ethnic nationalism.

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Samisoni Tikoinasau

Samisoni Tikoinasau Speight is a Fijian politician, who held Cabinet office as Minister of State for Public Utilities and Reforms, to which he was appointed after parliamentary election of May 2006.

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Samresan Pillay

Samresan Pillay (born 1941) is a former Fiji Indian soldier and teacher who has also been a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.

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Sanjeet Chand Maharaj

Sanjeet Chand Maharaj (1954 – 29 August 2012) was a Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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Satendra Nandan

Dr Satendra Pratap Nandan (born 1939) is a Fiji Indian academic, writer and former politician.

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Satish Chandra Gulabdas

Satish Chandra Gulabdas is a Fiji Indian businessman and politician, who has been the Mayor of Savusavu and a member of House of Representatives in Fiji.

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Senate of Fiji

The Senate of Fiji was the upper chamber of Parliament.

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Shiromaniam Madhavan

Shiromaniam Madhavan (1944 - 29 June 1994), son of a founding member of the National Federation Party (NFP), was a Fiji Indian politician who served in the Labasa Town Council and the House of Representatives.

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Shiu Sharan Sharma

Shiu Sharan Sharma is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Nadi Rural Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Sidiq Koya

Siddiq Moidin Koya (1924–1993) was a Fijian Indian politician, Statesman and Opposition leader.

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Sikhism in Fiji

Unlike the majority of Fiji's Indian population, who are descendants of Indian indentured labourers brought to Fiji between 1879 and 1916, most of the Sikhs came to Fiji as free immigrants.

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Simione Kaitani

Simione Kaitani is a former Fijian politician.

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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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Sivia Qoro

Adi Sivia Qoro is a former Fijian politician and served as a member of the House of Representatives for a short time in 2006.

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Solicitor-General of Fiji

The Solicitor-General of Fiji is the Chief Executive Officer of the Attorney-General's Chambers, and as such assists the Attorney-General in advising the government on legal matters, and in performing legal work for the government.

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Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

The United Fiji Party (Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua, SDL) was a political party in Fiji.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives of Fiji

The Speaker was the presiding officer of the Fijian House of Representatives.

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Surendra Lal

Surendra Lal is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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Suruj Mati Nand

Suruj Mati Nand is a former Fiji Indian politician who won the Laucala Open Constituency, one of the 25 open seats, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Tevita Momoedonu

Ratu Tevita Momoedonu is a Fijian chief and has served as the fifth Prime Minister of Fiji twice – each time extremely briefly.

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Tevita Vakalalabure

Ratu Tevita Vakalalabure (1927 – 6 May 2005) was a Fijian chief and politician.

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Timoci Silatolu

Timoci Qiolevu Silatolu, sometimes known by his chiefly title of Ratu, is a former Fijian politician.

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Tomasi Vakatora

Tomasi Vakatora (18 September 1926 - 12 June 2006) was a Fijian statesman who held Cabinet office and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Tovata

Tovata is one of three confederacies comprising the Fijian House of Chiefs, to which all of Fiji's chiefs belong.

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Trials since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état

A number of prominent participants in the 2000 Fijian coup d'état were tried, and some convicted, in 2004 and 2005.

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Tupeni Baba

Tupeni Lebaivalu Baba is a Fijian academic and politician, who founded the now-defunct New Labour Unity Party.

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United Peoples Party (Fiji)

The United Peoples Party was a minor political party in Fiji.

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Varma (surname)

Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and South-East Asia.

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Vijay R. Singh

Sir Vijay Raghubar Singh, KBE (13 July 1931 – 25 September 2006) was an Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician who held Cabinet office in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Vijay Singh (politician)

Vijay Singh is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent, who represented the Vuda Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) from 2001 to 2006, having retained the seat at the 2001 parliamentary election with more than 57 percent of the votes cast.

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Vinod Maharaj

Vinod Chandra Deo Maharaj is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Vuda Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

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Vinod Patel

Vinod Patel is a Fiji Indian businessman, soccer administrator and politician.

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Vinubhai Patel

Vinubhai Patel is a Fiji Indian politician who was elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji in 1987.

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Vyas Deo Sharma

Vyas Deo Sharma is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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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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1977 Fijian constitutional crisis

Fiji's parliamentary election of March 1977 precipitated a constitutional crisis, which was the first major challenge to the country's democratic institutions since independence in 1970.

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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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1997 Constitution of Fiji

The 1997 Constitution of Fiji was the supreme law of Fiji from its adoption in 1997 until 2009 when President Josefa Iloilo purported to abrogate it.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 10

Chapter 10: State Services. Chapter 10 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji is titled State Services. Its fifteen sections establish certain civil service offices, specify their functions and jurisdictions, set out the qualifications and preconditions required of persons holding such offices, and prescribes the manner of their appointment.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 11

Chapter 11:Accountability.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Compact. The second chapter of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji contains Sections 6 and 7 of the Constitution.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Bill of Rights. Chapter 4 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji is titled Bill of Rights. It is one of the longest chapters of the Constitution, comprising a total of twenty-three sections.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 6

Chapter 6: The Parliament. Chapter 6 of the Fiji Constitution is titled The Parliament. The five Parts, further subdivided into forty sections making up this chapter, set out the composition, functions, and powers of Fiji's bicameral legislature.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Executive Government. Chapter 7 of the 1997 Constitution is titled Executive Government. There are five Parts, further subdivided into thirty sections, which set out the organization, functions, and responsibilities of the executive branch of government.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Judiciary. Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji is titled Judiciary. It is divided into twenty-two sections, setting out the composition and functions of the Judicial branch of the Fijian government.

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2005–06 Fijian political crisis

The tension between Fiji's government and Military forces, which had been simmering for more than two years, appeared to escalate in late December 2005.

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Redirects here:

Fijian House of Representatives, House of Representatives (Fiji).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Fiji

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