Events in Fijian History
- 1874-10-10 Fiji becomes a British possession
- 1879-05-14 The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas
- 1970-10-10 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day)
- 1981-08-16 Highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0)
Coup d'état
1987-05-21 Military coup in Fiji under Colonel Sitivani Rabuka
- 1987-09-25 Major General Sitiveni Rabuka stages a second Fijian coup and declares Fiji a republic
- 1987-10-01 Fiji's constitution is suspended
- 1987-10-06 Military coup leader Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka declares Fiji a republic
- 1988-09-23 Fiji's new constitution is proposed
- 2001-03-23 The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji
Fijian Coup
2006-12-05 Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji
- 2012-03-31 Fiji Floods kill 2 people and force thousands to be evacuated
- 2012-12-16 4 people are killed after Cyclone Evan strikes Fiji
- 2014-09-17 Frank Bainimarama's Fiji First Party wins the first Fijian elections since his coup in 2006
- 2016-02-12 Fiji becomes the first country to ratify the UN climate deal (signed Paris, December 2015)
- 2016-02-20 Tropical Cyclone Winston hits Fiji, killing at least 29 - most powerful storm on record in Southern Hemisphere winds 296 kilometers per hour (184 mph)
Famous Fijians
Frank Bainimarama
Sitiveni Rabuka
Vijay Singh