Fiji military stages coup, fourth in 20 years
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Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
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Fiji's former prime minister says he faces treason charges following a military coup that ousted him.
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Fiji's military is likely to force the embattled government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to step aside on Monday, military chief Commander Frank Bainimarama said.
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A state of emergency is imposed in Fiji, three months after the previous one was lifted.
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Fiji's military commander Voreqe Bainimarama has declared he is in charge of the country as Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase returned to the capital Suva to avert a looming coup.
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A military deadline threatening a coup in Fiji passes without incident, but tensions remain high.
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The Nigerian government for the first time Thursday publicly disclosed a foiled coup plot, charging four military officers and a civilian with conspiring to topple the government by shooting down a helicopter carrying President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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The Commonwealth suspends Fiji's membership in protest at this week's military coup.
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Fijian troops returned to their barracks on Thursday after taking control of parts of the capital in a show of force, but the embattled prime minister said he was confident that talks could still avert a coup.
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Troops tightened their stranglehold on the Fijian capital Suva, surrounding the prime minister's office and mounting roadblocks after vowing to topple the government unless it quits.
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Fiji's military commander said Tuesday that he had seized control of the country and dismissed the elected prime minister after a weeks-long standoff between the two leaders rooted in tension between the South Pacific nation's indigenous people and its ethnic Indian minority.
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Fiji's military, which seized power in a coup, warns it will not accept criticism of the new leadership.
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Fiji's military chief said on Wednesday his troops would quickly suppress any uprising, as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests against the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
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Fijian troops returned to barracks on Thursday after taking control of parts of the capital Suva in overnight exercises, but residents still fear the military may launch a coup and have begun stockpiling goods.
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Fiji's defiant military ruler declared he is the boss in the South Pacific country as the prime minister returned to the capital on Saturday, a day after his cabinet went into hiding over concerns of a coup.
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The military regime announced Sunday a crackdown on critics of Fiji's coup, just hours after a house that had become a rallying point for those wanting a return to democracy was ransacked by unknown assailants.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.