6 articles tagged "coup"
The legacy of military involvement in Fiji’s political landscape continues to cast a long shadow over national institutions, according to the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Macmillan Brown Centre at Canterbury University,
Fiji’s coups have created lasting myths that justify certain actions and behaviour, many of which have been destructive and contributed to ongoing turmoil. This has been highlighted by Pro-Vice Chancellor Pacifi
As we remember the events of May 19th, 2000 this week, a call is being made for people to live in unity and people from all races to live in harmony as we do not want a repeat of what happened in 1987 and 2000. Whi
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali says the May 19th 2000 coup was one of the darkest times in Fiji’s history and in the lifetime of many people in the country. Ali says people suffered a lot a
As today marks the 25th year since the May 19th coup led by George Speight, the Prime Minister at the time, Mahendra Chaudhry says Speight’s motive had less to do with indigenous rights and a lot more to do with power
At 10am, May 14th, 1987, the first coup was staged in Fiji led by the third-ranked military officer in the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Sitiveni Rabuka. This changed Fiji forever and as we mark 34 years of th
