Dominion of Fiji

Fiji
Viti (Fijian)
फ़िजी (Fiji Hindi)
1970–1987
Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui"
"Fear God and honour the Queen"
Anthem: God Bless Fiji
CapitalSuva
18°10′S 178°27′E / 18.167°S 178.450°E / -18.167; 178.450
Common languagesEnglish
iTaukei (Fijian)
Fiji Hindi
Rotuman
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Monarch 
• 1970–1987
Elizabeth II
Governor-General 
• 1970–1973
Sir Robert Sidney Foster
• 1973–1983
Ratu Sir George Cakobau
• 1983–1987
Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau
Prime Minister 
• 1970–1987
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
• 1987
Timoci Bavadra
LegislatureParliament
Senate
House of Representatives
Historical eraCold War
• Independence
10 October 1970
• Republic proclaimed
6 October 1987
CurrencyFijian dollar
Calling code679
ISO 3166 codeFJ
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Colony of Fiji
Fiji
Today part ofFiji

Fiji[a] was an independent state from 1970 to 1987, a Commonwealth realm[3][4][5] in which the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Fiji, represented by the Governor-General. The state was the successor of the British Colony of Fiji which was given independence in October 1970 and it survived until the Republic of Fiji was proclaimed on 6 October 1987 after two military coups, at which time Queen Elizabeth II was removed as head of state, albeit, without any consent from the people of Fiji themselves.

During this time, Fiji's highest court was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which was above the Supreme Court of Fiji in the Fijian judicial system.

  1. ^ a b W. David McIntyre. "The Strange Death of Dominion Status." The Statecraft of British Imperialism: Essays in Honour of Wm. Roger Louis. Robert D. King and Robin Kilson, eds. Frank Cass, 1999. ISBN 9780714643786 pp. 208–209.
  2. ^ Mara Malagodi, Luke McDonagh and Thomas Poole. "The Dominion model of transitional constitutionalism." International Journal of Constitutional Law. 17:4 (October 2019) p. 1284. doi:10.1093/icon/moz083
  3. ^ Mara Malagodi, Luke McDonagh and Thomas Poole. "The Dominion model of transitional constitutionalism." International Journal of Constitutional Law. 17:4 (October 2019) p. 1284 n 7. doi:10.1093/icon/moz083
  4. ^ W. David McIntyre. Winding Up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands. Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780198702436 p. 35.
  5. ^ Philip Murphy. The Empire's New Clothes: The Myth of the Commonwealth. Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN 9780190934781 p. 89.


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