Editing Guadalcanal (section)

=== Civil war ===
{{See also|History of Solomon Islands#Civil war}}

In early 1999, long-simmering tensions between the local Guale people on Guadalcanal and more recent migrants from the neighbouring island of [[Malaita]] erupted into violence. The Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army, later called [[Isatabu Freedom Movement]], began terrorising Malaitans in the rural areas of the island in an effort to force them out of their homes. About 20,000 Malaitans fled to the capital, and others returned to their home island; Guale residents of Honiara fled. The city became a Malaitan [[Enclave and exclave|enclave]] and the [[Malaita Eagle Force]] took over government. The [[Royal Australian Navy]] and [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] deployed vessels to the area to protect the expatriate community resident mostly in Honiara. In 2003, the [[Pacific Islands Forum|Pacific Forum]] negotiated the intervention of [[Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands|RAMSI]] or Operation Helpem Fren involving Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific island nations.