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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Thailand takes a perilous turn as a coup d'&#233;tat places it once again under military rule
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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 Commonwealth suspends Fiji's membership in protest over this week's military 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 powerful tribal chiefs indicated Friday they would meet the armed forces leader who ousted the prime minister in a coup this week, boosting his hopes of gaining credibility and solidifying his power.
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Armed soldiers attempted to force their way into the residence of Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on Tuesday, as the prime minister said a coup was under way in the South Pacific nation.
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Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said he was under house arrest on Tuesday after heavily armed troops surrounded his residence in the capital Suva, and accused the military of staging a coup.
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Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and his rebellious military commander are to hold an emergency summit as regional powers scramble to avert a coup in the tiny nation, leaders have announced.
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New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has met Fiji's rebellious military commander amid mounting fears of a military coup in the South Pacific nation, officials said.
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Heavily armed Fijian troops put up roadblocks throughout the capital on Monday night as fears of a fourth coup in 20 years gripped the South Pacific nation.
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Divisions over Fiji's military takeover widened on Friday as powerful traditional chiefs and politicians split on whether to support the bloodless overthrow of the South Pacific island nation's government.
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Deposed Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, escorted by armed soldiers, was flown out of the capital Suva to his home island on Wednesday, a day after the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
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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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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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The Army set up roadblocks as a fourth coup in 19 years appeared to get under way.