Editing 2020s (section)

====Oceania====
{{Further|Category:2020s in Oceania}}

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! style="width:100px;"| Date
! Description
! References
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|[[2021 Samoan constitutional crisis]]
|{{flag|Samoa}}
|22 May – 23 July 2021
|Following [[2021 Samoan general election|a general election]], the results were in stasis while incumbent prime minister [[Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi|Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi]] refused to step down. The [[Supreme Court of Samoa]] decided the matter, and the [[Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi|FAST party]] and its leader [[Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa]] was declared the winner.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/443472/samoa-election-crisis-what-you-need-to-know |title=Samoa election crisis: What you need to know |first=Russel |last=Palmer |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530013925/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/443472/samoa-election-crisis-what-you-need-to-know |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2021 Solomon Islands unrest]]
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
|24–27 November 2021
|A period of unrest began due to a variety of factors, notably the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the decision to retract [[Foreign relations of Taiwan#Types of relations|diplomatic recognition]] of [[Taiwan]] and instead recognize [[China]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Australia sends police and troops to Honiara as violent protests continue in Solomon Islands |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 November 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/honiaras-chinatown-targeted-as-violent-protests-break-out-for-second-day-in-solomon-islands |access-date=25 November 2021 |archive-date=8 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108191638/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/honiaras-chinatown-targeted-as-violent-protests-break-out-for-second-day-in-solomon-islands |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis]]
|{{flag|Kiribati}}
|May – October 2022
|A crisis began when [[Judiciary of Kiribati|High Court Judge]] [[David Lambourne]] was suspended in May 2022 and Chief Justice [[Bill Hastings (judge)|Bill Hastings]] was suspended on 30 June 2022, both over allegations of misconduct. In October 2022, the [[President of Kiribati|President]] [[Taneti Maamau]] appointed Attorney General Tetiro Semilota as Acting Chief Justice.
|<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=Kiribati suspends all remaining senior judges after row over Australian justice's deportation |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-05/kiribati-suspends-court-of-appeal-judges/101407060 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=2022-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906003705/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-05/kiribati-suspends-court-of-appeal-judges/101407060 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2022 |title=Kiribati faces constitutional crisis after government suspends both high court justices |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/kiribati-faces-constitutional-crisis-after-government-suspends-both-high-court-justices |access-date=12 August 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812140947/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/kiribati-faces-constitutional-crisis-after-government-suspends-both-high-court-justices |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2022 Fijian general election]]
|{{flag|Fiji}}
|14 December 2022
|16-year incumbent [[Prime Minister of Fiji|prime minister]] [[Frank Bainimarama]] of the [[FijiFirst]] party was unable to form a government after winning a plurality of seats. Former prime minister and leader of the [[1987 Fijian coups d'état|1987 military coups]] [[Sitiveni Rabuka]] of the newly established [[People's Alliance (Fiji)|People's Alliance]] returned to the position.
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 December 2022 |title=Sitiveni Rabuka is Fiji's new prime minister |work=Radio New Zealand |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/481392/sitiveni-rabuka-is-fiji-s-new-prime-minister |access-date=13 April 2023 |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224070042/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/481392/sitiveni-rabuka-is-fiji-s-new-prime-minister |url-status=live}}</ref>
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