2000 Fijian coup d'état

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coup d'état political crisis

The 2000 Fijian coup d'état was a nationalist-led overthrow of Fiji’s democratically elected government that deepened ethnic tensions, particularly between indigenous Fijians and the Indo-Fijian community, and triggered a period of political instability and constitutional crisis.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
2000 Fijian coup d’état	3
2000 Fijian political crisis	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coup d'état ⓘ political crisis ⓘ
aftermath	election of Laisenia Qarase as Prime Minister in 2001 ⓘ eventual restoration of the 1997 Constitution by court ruling ⓘ formation of an interim civilian government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Fiji coup of 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	ethnic tensions between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians ⓘ nationalist opposition to an Indo-Fijian–led government ⓘ
chronology	occurred thirteen years after the 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
conflictType	internal political conflict ⓘ
country	Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect	Fiji’s suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ deepening of ethnic tensions in Fiji ⓘ economic disruption in Fiji ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ
endDate	2000-11-02 ⓘ
ethnicGroupInvolved	Indo-Fijians NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
governingDocumentAffected	Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands (1997) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostageTaking	seizure of members of Parliament in the Fijian Parliament complex ⓘ
ideology	ethno-nationalism ⓘ indigenous Fijian nationalism ⓘ
languageOfName	English NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader	George Speight NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Suva NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfHostages	over 40 ⓘ
opponent	Fiji Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahendra Chaudhry NERFINISHED ⓘ President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Fiji Military Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	political history of Fiji ⓘ
perpetrator	George Speight NERFINISHED ⓘ rebel soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit ⓘ
relatedTo	1987 Fijian coups d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ 2006 Fijian coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	constitutional crisis in Fiji ⓘ imposition of a state of emergency ⓘ military takeover by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces ⓘ overthrow of the democratically elected government of Mahendra Chaudhry ⓘ political instability in Fiji ⓘ suspension of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji ⓘ
significantEvent	military declaration of martial law ⓘ resignation of President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara ⓘ storming of the Fijian Parliament on 19 May 2000 ⓘ
startDate	2000-05-19 ⓘ
target	Government of Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	early 21st century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahendra Chaudhry → causeOfEndOfTerm → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2000 Fijian coup d’état

Indo-Fijians → historicalEventAssociation → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ

Mahendra Chaudhry → participatedIn → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2000 Fijian coup d’état

Tevita Momoedonu → servedDuring → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2000 Fijian political crisis

Ratu Jope Seniloli (acting) → wasInOfficeDuring → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ

subject surface form: Ratu Jope Seniloli

Mahendra Chaudhry → wasTakenHostageIn → 2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2000 Fijian coup d’état