2006 Fijian coup d'état

When

Dec 2006

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

18.13° S, 178.43° E

Description

coup d'état in Fiji

Coup that overthrew civilian government and made Bainimarama acting Prime Minister

The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 was a coup d'état in Fiji carried out by Commodore Frank Bainimarama against Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and President Josefa Iloilo. It was the culmination of a political crisis that had begun the previous year when the Qarase government introduced three bills to the Fijian Parliament.

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