Sitiveni Rabuka

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Sitiveni Rabuka is a Fijian political and military leader best known for leading the 1987 coups and later serving as the country’s prime minister.

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Sitiveni Rabuka canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
prime minister ⓘ
continentOfActivity Oceania ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Fiji ⓘ
ethnicGroup iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
familyName Rabuka ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil–military relations ⓘ
governance ⓘ
givenName Sitiveni ⓘ
hasCitizenship Republic of Fiji ⓘ
linked to: Fiji
hasRole coup leader ⓘ
democratically elected prime minister ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOf Fiji ⓘ
isSubjectOf biographical books on Fijian politics ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Fiji Hindi ⓘ
Fijian ⓘ
militaryBranch Republic of Fiji Military Forces ⓘ
militaryRank major general ⓘ
name Sitiveni Rabuka ⓘ
notableEvent led the first 1987 Fijian coup d’état ⓘ
led the second 1987 Fijian coup d’état ⓘ
notableFor leading the 1987 military coups in Fiji ⓘ
role in shaping Fiji’s 1990 and 1997 constitutions ⓘ
transitioning Fiji back to parliamentary democracy in the 1990s ⓘ
notableWork 1987 Fijian coups d’état ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
officeEndTime 1999-05-19 ⓘ
officeStartTime 1992-06-02 ⓘ
participatedIn Fijian politics ⓘ
placeOfActivity Suva ⓘ
linked to: Suva, Fiji
politicalParty People’s Alliance (Fiji) ⓘ
Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) ⓘ
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) ⓘ
positionHeld Chairperson of the Great Council of Chiefs ⓘ
Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces ⓘ
Leader of the Opposition of Fiji ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Fiji ⓘ
Prime Minister of Fiji ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ

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Sitiveni Rabuka → name → Sitiveni Rabuka ⓘ
President of Fiji → firstHolder → Sitiveni Rabuka ⓘ
1987 Fijian coups d'état → leader → Sitiveni Rabuka ⓘ