2014 in Fiji

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Fiji .

Incumbents

• President: Epeli Nailatikau
• Prime Minister: Frank Bainimarama

Events

March

• March 12 - Fiji's Health Department confirms that eleven people have died and over 10,000 people have been infected in an outbreak of the type three strain of dengue fever. ^[1]

July

• July 3 - The government of Tonga reveals a proposal to trade the disputed Minerva Reefs to Fiji in exchange for the Lau Islands, in an effort to settle a decades-old territorial dispute between the two Pacific countries. ^[2]

September

• September 17 - Voters in Fiji go to the polls for the first election since a coup in 2006, with coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama's FijiFirst Party achieving almost 60 per cent of the vote. ^[3]
• September 22 - The Fiji First Party led by Voreqe Bainimarama wins 32 out of 50 seats in the Parliament in last week's general election. ^[4]

October

• October 31 - Australia and the United States lift sanctions against Fiji following recent democratic elections. ^[5]

References

1. "11 people confirmed dead, 10,000 infected in Fiji dengue fever outbreak". 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. "'Give up Lau'". 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. "Fiji election: Large queues as thousands cast their vote in return to democracy". 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
4. "Fiji's military ruler sworn in as elected leader". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
5. "US and Australia lift Fiji sanctions". 31 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.