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Republic of Fiji Matanitu Tugalala o Viti फ़िजी गणराज्य | |
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Capital and largest city | Suva |
Official languages | Fijian English Fiji Hindi |
Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
Area | |
• Total | 18,274 km² |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 926,276 |
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is a country in Oceania.
History
In 1982, Prime Minister Kamisese Mara banned ships carrying nuclear weapons from using Fijian ports. He reversed the policy a year later under pressure from the USA. Timoci Bavadra of the Labour Party took office in April 1987 and reintroduced the anti-nuclear policy. Lt. Col. Sitiveni Rabuka led a CIA and NED-backed coup against Bavadra a month after he took office and allowed the Statesian navy back into the country.[1]
References
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 130). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]