Fiji, where ethnic Indians were in a majority until the aftermath of a military coup in 1987 forced tens of thousands of them to leave the country of 330 islands. Staged by Rabuka, it overthrew ...

He led a 2006 military coup and later refashioned himself ... Rabuka, meanwhile, led Fiji's first military takeover in 1987 and later served seven years as an elected prime minister in the 1990s.

As today marks the 25th year since the May 19th coup led by George Speight, the Prime Minister at the time, Mahendra Chaudhry ...

Fiji has a history of military coups, including two staged by current Prime Minister Rabuka in 1987. Rabuka became prime ... Pacific archipelago through a coup in 2006. Under Fiji’s constitution ...

Sitiveni Rabuka, for example, who led Fiji’s first coup of 1987, became prime minister after the 1992 ... Herein lies the irony for Fiji, where after overthrowing democracy through military coups, the ...

Threats of military intervention ... The country experienced four coups between 1987 and 2006. Mr. Rabuka originally seized power in Fiji’s first coup, and Mr. Bainimarama in the last one.

who ruled the Pacific island for 16 years after taking power in a coup. Fiji has a history of military coups, including two staged by current Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in 1987. Rabuka became ...