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. ^[1]

A. D. Patel

Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, better known as A.D. Patel (also sometimes referred to as AD) (1905–1969), was a Fiji Indian politician, farmers' leader and founder and leader of the National Federation Party.

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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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Alliance Party (Fiji)

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

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Amjad Ali (politician)

Amjad Ali is a Fiji Indian politician.

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Andrew Deoki

Andrew Indar Narayan Deoki OBE (born c. 1915) was a Fiji Indian statesman who served his community as a social and religious leader, a soccer administrator, a member of the Legislative Council in colonial Fiji, a member of the Senate in independent Fiji and as the Attorney General.

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Anirudh Singh

Dr Anirudh Singh is a Fiji Indian academic who has undertaken research on muon implantation in solids but is best known for the stand he has taken on national issues, in particular those relating to social inequities in Fiji, resulting from the 1987 military take-over of the Fijian Government.

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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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Attar Singh

Attar Singh is a Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent.

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Ba (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Ba Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Ba (town)

Ba is a town in Fiji, 37 kilometres from Lautoka and 62 kilometres from Nadi, inland from the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.

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Ba East (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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

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Ba East (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Ba East Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Ba West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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

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Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Ba West Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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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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Biman Prasad

Biman Chand Prasad is a Fiji politician of Fiji Indian descent.

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Bua Macuata West (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Bua Macuata West Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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C. P. Singh

Chandra Pal Tara Singh Bains (justice of the peace) was a Fiji Indian politician, who served in the Legislative Council as a nominated member from 1963 to 1966.

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Cakaudrove West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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

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Charan Jeath Singh

Charan Jeath Singh is a Fiji Indian who has been involved in local Government and national politics in Fiji representing various political organisations.

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Citizens Federation

The Citizens Federation was the political expression of a predominantly Indo-Fijian trade union movement, and was a forerunner of the present day National Federation Party.

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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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Cunningham (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Cunningham Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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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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Dorsami Naidu

Dorsami Naidu is a Fijian lawyer and former politician.

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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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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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Faiyaz Koya

Faiyaz Siddiq Koya is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji.

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Farouk Janeman

Mohammed Farouk Bhamji (Janeman) (17 February 1953 – 27 September 2013) was a Fijian football player and coach.

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Federation of Cane Growers

The Federation of Cane Growers was formed as an umbrella organisation to negotiate the new cane contract due to take effect from 1960 with the Colonial Sugar Refining Company.

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Federation Party

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

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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 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 Teachers Union

Fiji Teachers Union (FTU) is a union representing elementary and secondary education teachers 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 general election, 1963

General elections were held in Fiji between 17 April and 4 May 1963.

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Fijian general election, 1966

The general election to the Legislative Council of Fiji in 1966 was the last to be held before independence from the United Kingdom was granted in 1970.

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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, 1982

General elections were held in Fiji between 10 and 17 July 1982.

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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, 1999

General elections were held in Fiji between 8 and 15 May 1999.

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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 general election, 2014

General elections were held in Fiji on 17 September 2014,, Fiji government website, 1 July 2009 to select the 50 members of the Fijian parliament.

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Fijian general election, March 1977

General elections were held in Fiji between 19 March and 2 April 1977.

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Fijian general election, September 1977

Early general elections were held in Fiji between 17 and 24 September 1977, following the impasse of an earlier election that had been held in March.

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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 municipal election, 2005

Municipal elections were held for 11 of Fiji's twelve city and town councils on 22 October 2005.

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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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Fijian presidential election, 2006

Elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of Fiji took place on 8 March 2006, when the Great Council of Chiefs met as an electoral college at the Tradewinds Convention Centre in Lami.

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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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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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Gunasagaran Gounder

Dr Gunasagaran Gounder is a Fiji Indian medical doctor who, as a Fiji Labour Party candidate, defeated the Leader of Opposition, Jai Ram Reddy of the National Federation Party, in the contest for the Yasawa Nawaka Open Constituency seat in the 1999 general election.

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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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History of Fiji

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

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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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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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Islam in Fiji

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

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Jagannath Sami

Jagannath Sami has been a soccer player representing a premier district side in the Fiji Football Association competitions, a leader of the sugar mill workers, a leader of a farmers' union, a politician and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Sugar Cane Growers Council of Fiji (SCGC) but he is best known for the controversy surrounding his dismissal as the CEO of the SCGC by the military regime of Commodore Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama following the military coup of 2006.

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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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James Madhavan

James Madhavan was one of the longest serving politicians in Fiji.

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James Shankar Singh

James Shankar Singh (May 10, 1924 – July 27, 2014) was a Fiji Indian farmer, businessman, social worker and politician who served as a Minister in the Alliance Government of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.

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Justice and Freedom Party

The Justice and Freedom Party (JFP) was a minor political party in Fiji.

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K. B. Singh

Kunwar Bachint Singh OBE arrived in Fiji in 1927 as a teacher for the Arya Samaj in Fiji but his association with Vishnu Deo led him to play an active role in aggressively promoting the Arya Samaj and finally into politics.

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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. 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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Kele Leawere

Senikavika Kelemete Leawere (born 27 April 1974) is a Fijian rugby union player.

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Kioa

Kioa is an island in Fiji, an outlier to Vanua Levu, one of Fiji's two main islands.

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Kisan Sangh

Kisan Sangh was the first farmers' union formed in Fiji on 27 November 1937.

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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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Labasa (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Labasa Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Labasa (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Labasa Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Labasa Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Labasa Rural Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Laisenia Qarase

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

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Lami (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Lami Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Laucala (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Laucala Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Laucala (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Laucala Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Lautoka City (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Lautoka City Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Lautoka City (Open Constituency, Fiji)

In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast.

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Lautoka Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Lautoka Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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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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Lisa Singh

Lisa Maria Singh (born 20 February 1972) is an Australian politician who is a Labor Party member of the Australian Senate for Tasmania.

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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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Local government in Fiji

Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces; the self-governing island of Rotuma and its dependencies lie outside any of the four divisions.

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M. T. Khan

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Macuata (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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

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Macuata East (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Macuata Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Macuata East Cakaudrove (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Magodro (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Magodro Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Maha Sangh

Akhil Fiji Krishak Maha Sangh (All Fiji Farmers’ Grand Union) was a sugar cane farmers' union formed on 15 June 1941 in opposition to the existing union, the Kisan Sangh.

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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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Major party

A major party is a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party.

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Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji

Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji (MIAF) represents approximately 30% of the Sunni Muslims in Fiji who are mostly followers of the Shafi school of jurisprudence.

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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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Mohammed Tahir

Mohammed Tahir is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent.

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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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Nadi (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Nadi Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Nadi Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Nadi Rural Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Nadi Urban (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Nadi Urban Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Nadroga (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Nadroga Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Nadroga (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Nadroga Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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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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Nasinu (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Nasinu Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Nasinu Rewa (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Nasinu Rewa Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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National Alliance Party of Fiji

The National Alliance Party of Fiji (NAPF) was a Fijian political party.

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National Congress of Fiji

The National Congress of Fiji was a Fijian political party that existed from 1965 to 1967.

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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 Farmers Union of Fiji

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is one of Fiji's largest trade unions.

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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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Nausori Naitasiri (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Nausori Naitasiri Open is supposedly a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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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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NFP

NFP may refer to.

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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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Noor Dean

Noor Dean is a Fiji Indian lawyer and politician who served in the Suva City Council and was elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji in 1987.

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North West Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

North West Fijian Urban Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians.

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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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Osea Gavidi

Ratu Osea Gavidi (born October 1943, died 3 April 2015 in Suva) was a Fijian politician and indigenous chief.

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Parliament of Fiji

The Parliament of Fiji is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of the Fiji.

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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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Peni Volavola

Captain Ratu Peni Volavola is a former Lord Mayor of the Fijian capital of Suva.

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People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress

The People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress (initially, People's Charter for Change and Progress) was a proposed legal document which would have complemented the 1997 Constitution of Fiji.

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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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Pio Tikoduadua

Lt Col Pio Tikoduadua (born 12 September 1966 in Namalata, Tailevu) is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji.

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Pramod Chand

Pramod Chand is a Fiji Indian politician, from the second largest island of Vanua Levu, supporting the National Federation Party (NFP).

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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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Prem Singh

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

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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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Ra (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Ra Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Rajesh Singh

Rajesh Singh is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who briefly held Cabinet office in mid-2006.

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Ram Jati Singh

Ram Jati Singh, OBE (1908–1992) was a Fiji Indian politician and landlord who was elected to the Legislative Council in the 1966 general elections on the National Federation Party (NFP) ticket.

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Raman Pratap Singh

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

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Reaction to the 2005–06 Fijian political crisis

The crisis that saw a virtual breakdown in relations between Fiji's government and military forces in late 2005 and early 2006, generated fears of civil unrest and even a military coup.

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Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill

The Reconciliation and Unity Commission was a proposed government body to be set up if the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill, which was introduced into the Fijian Parliament on 4 May 2005 was passed.

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S. B. Patel

Shivabhai Bhailalbhai Patel, commonly known as S.B. Patel, was a London trained barrister, who arrived in Fiji, from India, on 24 December 1927.

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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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Samabula Tamavua (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Samabula Tamavua Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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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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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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Seru Epenisa Cakobau

Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (occasionally spelled Cacobau or phonetically Thakombau) (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) was a Fijian Ratu and warlord (Vunivalu) who united part of Fiji's warring tribes under his leadership, establishing a united Fijian kingdom.

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Serua Navosa (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Serua Navosa Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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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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Shree Ramlu

Shree Ramlu was a Fiji Indian politician who won the Labasa Indian Communal seat for the National Federation Party in the 1994 general election.

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Sidiq Koya

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

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Sigatoka

Sigatoka (pronounced as Singatoka) is a town in Fiji.

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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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Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

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

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South Indians in Fiji

The South Indians in Fiji are mainly descendents of the 15,132 indentured labourers who arrived in Fiji between 1903 and 1916.

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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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Suva City (General Electors Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Suva City General Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 3 communal constituencies reserved for General Electors, an omnibus category including Caucasians, Chinese, and all others whose ethnicity was neither indigenous Fijian nor Indo-Fijian.

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Suva City (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Suva City Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Suva City (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Suva City Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Suva City Council

The Suva City Council is the municipal law-making body of the city of Suva, Fiji's capital.

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Suva City Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Suva City Fijian Urban Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians.

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Swami Rudrananda

Swami Rudrananda (11 March 1901– 30 June 1985) born Muthukrishnan, was an Indian Hindu monk, a disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna's direct disciple Swami Shivananda.

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Tailevu North Ovalau (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Tailevu North Ovalau Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Tailevu Rewa (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Tailevu Rewa Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Tailevu South Lomaiviti (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Tailevu South Lomaiviti Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Tamavua Laucala Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Tamavua Laucala Fijian Urban Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians.

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Tavua (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Tavua Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Tavua (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Tavua Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Timeline of Fijian history

The timeline below shows the history of Fiji, from the ancient times to the present day.

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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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Tupeni Baba

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

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Tupou Draunidalo

Roko Tupou Takaiwai Senirewa Draunidalo is a Fijian lawyer and politician.

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Uday Singh (Fiji politician)

Uday Singh Commissioner of Oaths, OBE, JP, (14 September 1938 – 7 June 2014) was an Indo-Fijian landowner, social worker and politician.

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United Peoples Party (Fiji)

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

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Vanua Levu West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Vanua Levu West Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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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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Vinod Patel

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

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Vishal Sangh

Vishal Sangh was a cane farmers union established in Fiji on 1 September 1946, by mainly Sikh farmers, who refused to re-join the Kisan Sangh after its reunification following the split of the Kisan Sangh into two factions in 1943.

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Viti Levu East Maritime (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Viti Levu South Kadavu (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Viti Levu South Kadavu Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Vuda (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Vuda East Maritime Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians.

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Vuda (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Vuda Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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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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Yasawa Nawaka (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Yasawa Nawaka Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).

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Yellow Ribbon campaign (Fiji)

In the early 2000s, Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's government proposed legislation to establish a Commission with the power, subject to presidential approval, to pardon perpetrators and compensate victims of the coup d'état against the elected government of Mahendra Chaudhry in 2000.

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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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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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2006 Fijian coup d'état

The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and 2005–06 Fijian political crisis.

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2009 Fijian constitutional crisis

The Fijian constitutional crisis of 2009 began on Friday, 10 April 2009.

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References

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