Editing Timeline of Fijian history (section)

== 1972 to 2020 ==
{{Main|Modern history of Fiji}}

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|1972||First [[1972 Fijian general election|post-independence election]] won by Ratu Mara's [[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]].
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|1973||Sugar industry nationalized.
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|1977||[[1977 Fijian constitutional crisis|Constitutional crisis]] in which [[Governor-General of Fiji|Governor-General]] [[George Cakobau|Ratu Sir George Cakobau]] overturns [[March 1977 Fijian general election|election results]], following the failure of the winning [[National Federation Party]] to put together a government. <br /> The [[September 1977 Fijian general election|election]] held to resolve the impasse results in a landslide for the Alliance Party.
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|1978||Fijian peacekeeping troops sent to [[Lebanon]].
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|1981||Fijian peacekeeping troops sent to the [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] following [[Israel]]'s withdrawal.
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|1987||[[1987 Fijian general election|General election]] won by the [[Fiji Labour Party|Labour]]-National Federation Party coalition. On 13 April, [[Timoci Bavadra]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Fiji|Prime Minister]] for a month. <br /> 14 May – [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Sitiveni Rabuka]] carries out a [[1987 Fijian coups d'état|coup d'état]]. <br /> 25 September – Rabuka stages a second coup to consolidate the gains of the first. <br /> 7 October – Rabuka proclaims a [[republic]], severing the 113-year link to the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarchy]]. <br /> Fiji expelled from the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. <br /> 5 December – Rabuka appoints [[Penaia Ganilau|Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau]] as Fiji's first [[President of Fiji|President]].
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|1990||New Constitution institutionalises ethnic Fijian domination of the political system. [[Group Against Racial Discrimination]] (GARD) formed to oppose the unilaterally imposed constitution and restore the 1970 constitution.
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|1992||Rabuka becomes Prime Minister following [[1992 Fijian general election|elections]] held under the new constitution.
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|1994||[[1994 Fijian general election|Election results]] force Rabuka to open negotiations with the [[Indians in Fiji|Indo-Fijian]]-dominated opposition.
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|1995||Rabuka establishes the [[Constitutional Review Commission (Fiji)|Constitutional Review Commission]]
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|1997||Constitutional conference leads to a new [[1997 Constitution of Fiji|constitution]], supported by most leaders of the indigenous Fijian and Indo-Fijian communities. Fiji is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations.
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|1999||First [[1999 Fijian general election|general election]] held under the 1997 Constitution won by Fiji Labour Party (FLP). [[Mahendra Chaudhry]] becomes first Prime Minister of Indian descent. 
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|2000||19 May – [[2000 Fijian coup d'état|civilian coup d'état]] instigated by [[George Speight]] effectively topples the Chaudhry government. <br /> 29 May – [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] [[Frank Bainimarama]] assumes executive power after the resignation, possibly forced, of President Mara. <br /> 2 November – [[Mutinies of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état|Mutiny]] at Suva's [[Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Suva|Queen Elizabeth Barracks]]. <br /> 15 November – [[High Court of Fiji|High Court]] orders the reinstatement of the constitution.
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|2001||1 March – [[Court of Appeal of Fiji|Court of Appeal]] upholds High Court order reinstating constitution.<br /> September – [[2001 Fijian general election|General election]] held to restore democracy; a plurality won by interim Prime Minister [[Laisenia Qarase]]'s [[Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua]] (SDL).<br />Dec – Fiji readmitted to the Commonwealth
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|2005||May – Amid much controversy, the Qarase government proposes [[Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill|Reconciliation and Unity Commission]], with power to recommend compensation for victims of the 2000 coup, and amnesty for its perpetrators.
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|2006||May 6–13 – SDL narrowly beats the FLP in [[2006 Fijian general election|parliamentary elections]]; multi-party [[Cabinet of Fiji|Cabinet]] formed subsequently.<br />  5 December 2006 – Commodore Bainimarama executes a [[2006 Fijian coup d'état|coup]] against the government of Laisenia Qarase and declares himself Acting President of Fiji.
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|2007||January 4–5 – Bainimarama restores Iloilo to the Presidency; Iloilo endorses Bainimarama's coup and formally appoints him Prime Minister the next day.
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|2009||April – After the Court of Appeal rules that the 2006 coup was illegal, Iloilo suspends all judges and [[2009 Fijian constitutional crisis|revokes the constitution]]. Bainimarama was reappointed Prime Minister and his Cabinet was reinstated. In July, Iloilo is replaced as President by [[Brigadier-General]] [[Epeli Nailatikau|Ratu Epeli Nailatikau]], a former Military commander. 
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|2013||September – A [[2013 Constitution of Fiji|new constitution]] is promulgated to replace the [[1997 Constitution of Fiji|1997 Constitution]].
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|2014||September 17 – Bainimarama's [[FijiFirst]] Party wins the first [[2014 Fijian general election|general elections]] held since 2006.
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|2020|| rowspan="2" |March 2020 – present: [[COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji]]. A total of 66 cases confirmed and 834 deaths as of March 2021.
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