2000 Fijian coup d'état

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The 2000 Fijian coup d'état was a nationalist-led overthrow of Fiji’s democratically elected government that deepened ethnic tensions, particularly between indigenous Fijians and the Indo-Fijian community, and triggered a period of political instability and constitutional crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
aftermath election of Laisenia Qarase as Prime Minister in 2001 ⓘ
eventual restoration of the 1997 Constitution by court ruling ⓘ
formation of an interim civilian government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fiji coup of 2000 ⓘ
cause ethnic tensions between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians ⓘ
nationalist opposition to an Indo-Fijian–led government ⓘ
chronology occurred thirteen years after the 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
conflictType internal political conflict ⓘ
country Fiji ⓘ
effect Fiji’s suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
deepening of ethnic tensions in Fiji ⓘ
economic disruption in Fiji ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ
endDate 2000-11-02 ⓘ
ethnicGroupInvolved Indo-Fijians ⓘ
indigenous iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
governingDocumentAffected Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands (1997) ⓘ
hostageTaking seizure of members of Parliament in the Fijian Parliament complex ⓘ
ideology ethno-nationalism ⓘ
indigenous Fijian nationalism ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
leader George Speight ⓘ
location Suva ⓘ
linked to: Suva, Fiji
numberOfHostages over 40 ⓘ
opponent Fiji Labour Party ⓘ
Mahendra Chaudhry ⓘ
President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara ⓘ
Republic of Fiji Military Forces ⓘ
partOf political history of Fiji ⓘ
perpetrator George Speight ⓘ
rebel soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit ⓘ
relatedTo 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
2006 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
result constitutional crisis in Fiji ⓘ
imposition of a state of emergency ⓘ
military takeover by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces ⓘ
overthrow of the democratically elected government of Mahendra Chaudhry ⓘ
political instability in Fiji ⓘ
suspension of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji ⓘ
significantEvent military declaration of martial law ⓘ
resignation of President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara ⓘ
storming of the Fijian Parliament on 19 May 2000 ⓘ
startDate 2000-05-19 ⓘ
target Government of Fiji ⓘ
Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry ⓘ
linked to: Mahendra Chaudhry
timePeriod early 21st century ⓘ

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Indo-Fijians → historicalEventAssociation → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
Mahendra Chaudhry → causeOfEndOfTerm → 2000 Fijian coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 2000 Fijian coup d'état
Mahendra Chaudhry → participatedIn → 2000 Fijian coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 2000 Fijian coup d'état
Mahendra Chaudhry → wasTakenHostageIn → 2000 Fijian coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 2000 Fijian coup d'état
Tevita Momoedonu → servedDuring → 2000 Fijian political crisis ⓘ
linked to: 2000 Fijian coup d'état
Ratu Jope Seniloli → wasInOfficeDuring → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
subject linked to: Ratu Jope Seniloli (acting)
1987 Fijian coups d'état → relatedTo → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
2000 Fijian coup d'état → alsoKnownAs → Fiji coup of 2000 ⓘ
linked to: 2000 Fijian coup d'état
2006 Fijian coup d'état → precededBy → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ