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Apisai Tora

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Mohammad Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora (born January 1934) is a former Fijian politician, soldier, and trade unionist. [1]

28 relations: Alleged plot against Ratu Iloilo, 2000, Apisai, Ba West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji), Blue Ribbon campaign (Fiji), Epeli Ganilau, Federation Party, Fijian general election, 1963, Fijian general election, 1999, Frank Bainimarama, Index of Fiji-related articles, Investigations since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, Islam in Fiji, James Ah Koy, Laisenia Qarase, List of converts to Islam, List of Fijian politicians, List of Muslim leaders and politicians, Military unrest following the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, Nadi (Open Constituency, Fiji), National Democratic Party (Fiji, 1960s), National Federation Party, National Federation Party - Dove faction, Party of National Unity (Fiji), People's Coalition (Fiji), Queen Victoria School (Fiji), Tora (surname), Trials since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, Western United Front.

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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Apisai

Apisai is a given name of Fijian origin and may refer to.

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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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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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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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Federation Party

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

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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, 1999

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

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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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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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Investigations since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état

A number of separate, but overlapping, investigations were conducted by the police into various aspects of the 2000 coup.

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Islam in Fiji

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

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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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Laisenia Qarase

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

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List of converts to Islam

The following is an incomplete list of notable people who converted to Islam from a different religion or no religion.

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List of Fijian politicians

No description.

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List of Muslim leaders and politicians

There is a wide range of Muslim politicians, from theocratic leaders such as Ruhollah Khomeini, dictators such as Saddam Hussein, and democratic leaders such as Benazir Bhutto.

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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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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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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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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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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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Queen Victoria School (Fiji)

Queen Victoria School (QVS) is a school in Fiji.

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Tora (surname)

Tora is the surname of.

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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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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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References

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

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