2014 in Fiji explained

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Fiji.

Incumbents

• President

• Prime Minister

Frank Bainimarama

Events

March

• March 12 - Fiji's Health Department confirms that eleven people have died and over 10,000 people have been infected in an outbreak of the type three strain of dengue fever.^[1]

July

• July 3 - The government of Tonga reveals a proposal to trade the disputed Minerva Reefs to Fiji in exchange for the Lau Islands, in an effort to settle a decades-old territorial dispute between the two Pacific countries.^[2]

September

• September 17 - Voters in Fiji go to the polls for the first election since a coup in 2006, with coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama's FijiFirst Party achieving almost 60 per cent of the vote.^[3]
• September 22 - The Fiji First Party led by Voreqe Bainimarama wins 32 out of 50 seats in the Parliament in last week's general election.^[4]

October

• October 31 - Australia and the United States lift sanctions against Fiji following recent democratic elections.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 11 people confirmed dead, 10,000 infected in Fiji dengue fever outbreak . 12 March 2014 . 10 January 2015.
2. Web site: 'Give up Lau' . 3 July 2014 . 10 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110144502/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=273246 . 10 January 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Fiji election: Large queues as thousands cast their vote in return to democracy . 17 September 2014 . 10 January 2015.
4. Web site: Fiji's military ruler sworn in as elected leader . 22 September 2014 . 10 January 2015 . 10 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110162516/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5ea90dc3975f4e6aaf2d710b0851a777/fiji-election-results-confirm-big-win-ruler . dead .
5. Web site: US and Australia lift Fiji sanctions . 31 October 2014 . 10 January 2015.