Prime minister of fiji

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The Constitution. A chorus of cars honked in celebration as they drove past the parliamentary building after the vote. The European Union ambassador for the Pacific, Sujiro Seam, tweeted his congratulations to Rabuka shortly after the announcement. The military had been deployed on the streets of Suva as Rabuka and Bainimarama this week raced to cobble together a coalition government following the deadlocked general election.

It had been a tense week in Fiji, where democracy remains fragile. There have been four military coups in Fiji over the past 35 years, and both Rabuka and Bainimarama have held lead roles in previous moves to remove former Fijian leaders.

Former prime minister of fiji

Rabuka instigated two coups in , and Bainimarama seized power through a putsch and then legitimised his government with outright election wins in and Rabuka — who represented his country in rugby union and athletics — commanded two infantry battalions on peacekeeping duties in Lebanon and in the Sinai Desert, Egypt. He made his first mark in politics when he emerged from relative obscurity to stage his first military coup in , arguing that Indigenous Fijians were losing control of their nation to the descendants of ethnic Indians.

He went on to instigate another coup in the same year to depose the leadership he had just installed. He later handed power to an interim administration, but remained commander of the army and minister of home affairs. Rabuka contested in the next election in and was democratically elected as prime minister, serving until Published On 24 Dec 24 Dec Sponsored Content.