Mahendra Pal Chaudhry is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party. Following a historic election in which he defeated the long-time former leader,Sitiveni Rabuka,the former trade union leader became Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister on 19 May 1999,but exactly one year later,on 19 May 2000 he and most of his Cabinet were taken hostage by coup leader George Speight,in the Fiji coup of 2000. Unable to exercise his duties,he and his ministers were sacked by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara on 27 May;Mara intended to assume emergency powers himself but was himself deposed by the military leader,Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
The Fiji Labour Party,also known as Fiji Labour,is a political party in Fiji. Most of its support is from the Indo-Fijian community,although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian,Dr. Timoci Bavadra. The party has been elected to power twice,with Timoci Bavadra and Mahendra Chaudhry becoming prime minister in 1987 and 1999 respectively. On both occasions,the resulting government was rapidly overthrown by a coup.
The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A. D. Patel in November 1968,as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party. Though it claims to represent all Fiji Islanders,it is supported,in practice,almost exclusively by Indo-Fijians whose ancestors had come to Fiji between 1879 and 1916,mostly as indentured labourers. However,in the 2018 general election,the party recorded a considerable change in its support base due to the inclusion of more indigenous Fijian candidates.
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Established in 1968,the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and is owned by the governments of 12 Pacific island countries:the Cook Islands,Fiji,Kiribati,Marshall Islands,Nauru,Niue,Samoa,Solomon Islands,Tokelau,Tonga,Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
General elections were held in Fiji between 6 and 13 May 2006.
Local elections were held in Fiji on 22 October 2005 to elect the councils of eleven municipalities. In Suva,the elections for the Suva City Council were postponed until 12 November due to the death of two candidates;the death of a candidate in Lautoka also resulted in the poll postponement in one of the four wards.
Anand Kumar Singh was a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. He was born in Bombay,when his family had temporarily moved to India. The family returned from India in 1951 to live at the birthplace of his father,Parmanand Singh,in Yalalevu,Ba. His father was one of the first three Indo-Fijians to be elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji.
Krishna Datt, last name sometimes spelt as Dutt,is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. Datt served as Principal of Suva Grammar School,where he participated in the national teachers' strikes in 1985,which launched his political career with the Fiji Labour Party.
The crisis that saw a virtual breakdown in relations between Fiji's government and military forces in late 2005 and early 2006,generated fears of civil unrest and even a military coup. The dismissing of Lieutenant Colonel Jone Baledrokadroka,the Acting Land Force Commander,for alleged insubordination on 12 January 2006 was coupled with unusual deployments of troops and naval vessels. Both before and after it was resolved on 16 January with a truce brokered by Acting President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi,the crisis generated a great deal of comment.
Pravin Singh was a Fijian politician of Indian descent,who won the Tavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the parliamentary elections of 1999 and 2001.
Gaffar Ahmed is a former Fiji Labour Party (FLP) Fijian politician of Indian descent. Ahmed was born in Ba and is a former police officer. He represented the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency,one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians,from 1995 to 2006.
Dr Gunasagaran Gounder is a Fiji Indian medical doctor who,as a Fiji Labour Party candidate,defeated the Leader of Opposition,Jai Ram Reddy of the National Federation Party,in the contest for the Yasawa Nawaka Open Constituency seat in the 1999 general election. He was subsequently appointed Assistant Minister for Health in the Peoples Coalition Government led by Mahendra Chaudhry from 1999 to 2000.
Amjad Ali is a Fiji Indian politician. In the House of Representatives he represented the Nadi Urban Indian Communal Constituency,one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians,from 1999 to 2006,having held the seat for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the general elections of 1999 and 2001. At the 2006 general election,he transferred to the Nadi Open Constituency and held it for the FLP.
Pratap Chand is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Nasinu Indian Communal Constituency from 1999 to 2006. He held the seat,one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians,for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the general elections of 1999 and 2001.
Ragho Nand is a Fiji Indian former politician who was also a Minister in the multi-party cabinet following the 2006 election.
Sanjeet Chand Maharaj was a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal Constituency,one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians,which he held for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with more than 66 percent of the vote and the elections of 2006 with more than 78 percent of the votes.
Karam Chand Ramrakha was a former Fiji Indian lawyer,union leader and politician,who served in colonial Fiji's Legislative Council and independent Fiji's House of Representatives from 1966 to 1982.
Anup Kumar is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Vanua Levu West Indian Communal Constituency,one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin,for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives. He then became the Minister for Commerce,Business Development &Investment in the People's Coalition Government led by Mahendra Chaudhry.
Vinod Chandra Deo Maharaj is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Vuda Indian Communal Constituency,one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin,for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.
Fiji National University is a public university in Fiji that was formally constituted on 15 February 2010 by the Fiji National University Act 2009.
