1987 Fijian coups d'état

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The 1987 Fijian coups d'état were two military takeovers in Fiji that overthrew a newly elected government and led to significant political upheaval and ethnic tensions, particularly affecting the Indo-Fijian community.

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instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
cause ethnic tensions between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians ⓘ
constitutionalConsequence abrogation of the 1970 Constitution ⓘ
establishment of a republican constitution ⓘ
country Fiji ⓘ
domesticResponse opposition from Indo-Fijian political groups ⓘ
support from some indigenous Fijian nationalists ⓘ
effectOnCommunity increased Indo-Fijian emigration ⓘ
marginalization of Indo-Fijian community ⓘ
firstCoupDate 1987-05-14 ⓘ
followedBy economic sanctions and aid suspensions ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ
promulgation of a new republican constitution in 1990 ⓘ
governingBodyOverthrown House of Representatives of Fiji ⓘ
governmentFormAfter military-backed interim administration ⓘ
impact heightened racial polarization ⓘ
long-term instability in Fijian democracy ⓘ
redefinition of Fiji's constitutional order ⓘ
internationalReaction concern from neighboring Australia ⓘ
concern from neighboring New Zealand ⓘ
condemnation by Commonwealth states ⓘ
leader Sitiveni Rabuka ⓘ
location Suva ⓘ
linked to: Suva, Fiji
longTermEffect precedent for military intervention in Fijian politics ⓘ
motive assertion of indigenous Fijian political supremacy ⓘ
opposition to perceived Indo-Fijian political influence ⓘ
numberOfCoups 2 ⓘ
overthrewGovernment Bavadra government ⓘ
overthrewPrimeMinister Timoci Bavadra ⓘ
perpetrator Republic of Fiji Military Forces ⓘ
politicalContext post-independence Fijian politics ⓘ
precededBy 1970 Constitution of Fiji ⓘ
relatedTo 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
2006 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
result Fiji's removal from the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
declaration of a republic ⓘ
entrenchment of ethnic Fijian political dominance ⓘ
overthrow of democratically elected government ⓘ
suspension of the 1970 Constitution of Fiji ⓘ
secondCoupDate 1987-09-25 ⓘ
securityForcesRole military seizure of parliament ⓘ
target newly elected multi-ethnic government ⓘ
typeOfConflict internal political conflict ⓘ
year 1987 ⓘ

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Indo-Fijians → historicalEventAssociation → 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
Sitiveni Rabuka → notableWork → 1987 Fijian coups d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Fijian coups d'état
President of Fiji → officeCreatedFollowing → 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
Fiji Military Forces → associatedWith → Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Fijian coups d'état
2000 Fijian coup d'état → relatedTo → 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
2006 Fijian coup d'état → precededBy → 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ