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Fiji | |||||||||
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| 1970–1987 | |||||||||
| Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" "Fear God and honour the Queen" | |||||||||
| Anthem: God Bless Fiji | |||||||||
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| Capital | Suva 18°10′S 178°27′E / 18.167°S 178.450°E | ||||||||
| Common languages | English iTaukei (Fijian) Fiji Hindi Rotuman | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1970–1987 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1970–1973 | Sir Robert Sidney Foster | ||||||||
• 1973–1983 | Ratu Sir George Cakobau | ||||||||
• 1983–1987 | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1970–1987 | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara | ||||||||
• 1987 | Timoci Bavadra | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Independence | 10 October 1970 | ||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 6 October 1987 | ||||||||
| Currency | Fijian dollar | ||||||||
| Calling code | 679 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | FJ | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Fiji | ||||||||
| History of Fiji |
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| Early history |
| Modern history |
| Coup of 2000 |
| Proposed Reconciliation Commission |
| Crisis of 2005–2006 |
| Coup of 2006 |
Fiji[a], also known as the Dominion of Fiji was an independent state from 1970 to 1987, a Commonwealth realm[3][4][5] in which the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Fiji, represented by the Governor-General. The state was the successor of the British Colony of Fiji which was given independence in October 1970 and it survived until the Republic of Fiji was proclaimed on 6 October 1987 after two military coups, at which time Queen Elizabeth II was removed as head of state, albeit, without any consent from the people of Fiji themselves.
During this time, Fiji's highest court was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which was above the Supreme Court of Fiji in the Fijian judicial system.
- ^ a b W. David McIntyre. "The Strange Death of Dominion Status." The Statecraft of British Imperialism: Essays in Honour of Wm. Roger Louis. Robert D. King and Robin Kilson, eds. Frank Cass, 1999. ISBN 9780714643786 pp. 208–209.
- ^ Mara Malagodi, Luke McDonagh and Thomas Poole. "The Dominion model of transitional constitutionalism." International Journal of Constitutional Law. 17:4 (October 2019) p. 1284. doi:10.1093/icon/moz083
- ^ Mara Malagodi, Luke McDonagh and Thomas Poole. "The Dominion model of transitional constitutionalism." International Journal of Constitutional Law. 17:4 (October 2019) p. 1284 n 7. doi:10.1093/icon/moz083
- ^ W. David McIntyre. Winding Up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands. Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780198702436 p. 35.
- ^ Philip Murphy. The Empire's New Clothes: The Myth of the Commonwealth. Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN 9780190934781 p. 89.
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