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Prime Minister of Fiji

Index Prime Minister of Fiji

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji is the head of government of Fiji. [1]

44 relations: Alliance Party (Fiji), Cabinet of Fiji, Chief Minister of Fiji, Coalition, Colony of Fiji, Commodore (rank), Court of Appeal of Fiji, Dominion of Fiji, Elections in Fiji, Fiji, Fiji Labour Party, Fiji Times, Fijian general election, 2001, FijiFirst, Frank Bainimarama, Government Buildings, Suva, Head of government, House of Representatives of Fiji, Independent politician, Jona Senilagakali, Josefa Iloilo, Kamisese Mara, Laisenia Qarase, List of heads of state of Fiji, List of political parties in Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry, Major general, Minister (government), Parliament of Fiji, President of Fiji, Rear admiral, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Sitiveni Rabuka, Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua, Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei, Suva, Tevita Momoedonu, Timoci Bavadra, Westminster system, 1987 Fijian coups d'état, 2000 Fijian coup d'état, 2006 Fijian coup d'état, 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis, 2013 Constitution of Fiji.

Alliance Party (Fiji)

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

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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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Chief Minister of Fiji

The office of Chief Minister of Fiji was established by the British colonial authorities on 20 September 1967, along with the Cabinet system of government.

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Coalition

The term "coalition" is the denotation for a group formed when two or more persons, faction, states, political parties, militaries etc.

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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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Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a naval rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral.

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Court of Appeal of Fiji

The Court of Appeal of Fiji is one of three courts that were established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution, the others being the High Court and the Supreme Court.

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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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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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Fiji

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

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Fiji Labour Party

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

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Fiji Times

The Fiji Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Suva, Fiji.

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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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FijiFirst

FijiFirst is a registered political party in Fiji.

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Frank Bainimarama

Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama CF, MSD, OStJ (born 27 April 1954), known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Ratu, is a Fijian naval officer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Fiji since 2007.

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Government Buildings, Suva

The Government Buildings in Suva are the offices of the executive wing of Government of Fiji.

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Head of government

A head of government (or chief of government) is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

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House of Representatives of Fiji

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

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Jona Senilagakali

Jona Baravilala Senilagakali (8 November 1929 – 26 October 2011) was a Fijian medical doctor and diplomat who briefly served as Prime Minister of Fiji from December 2006 to January 2007.

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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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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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Laisenia Qarase

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

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List of heads of state of Fiji

Fiji first became a unified nation in 1871, when Seru Epenisa Cakobau united what had been a patchwork of warring fiefdoms.

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List of political parties in Fiji

This article lists political parties in 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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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who heads a government department, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers.

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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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President of Fiji

The President of the Republic of Fiji is the head of state of Fiji.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore (U.S equivalent of Commander) and captain, and below that of a vice admiral.

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Republic of Fiji Military Forces

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) is the military force of the Pacific island nation of Fiji.

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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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Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

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

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Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei

The Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT), occasionally known in English as Fijian Political Party, was a party which dominated politics in the 1990s and was the mainstay of coalition governments from 1992 to 1999.

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Suva

Suva is the capital and largest metropolitan city in Fiji.

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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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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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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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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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2000 Fijian coup d'état

The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian coup d'état by hardline i-Taukei nationalists against the elected government of a Fijian of Indian Descent Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and his own resignation, possibly forced, on 29 May.

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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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2013 Constitution of Fiji

Fiji's fourth constitution was signed into law by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on September 6, 2013, coming into effect immediately.

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Redirects here:

List of Prime Ministers of Fiji, Prime minister of fiji.

References

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

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