2000 Fijian mutinies

Mutinies occurring during a civilian coup d'état Two military mutinies took place in connection with the civilian coup d'état that occurred in Fiji in 2000, the first while the rebellion instigated by George Speight was in progress, and the second four months after it had ended. The Sukunaivalu Barracks mutiny (7 July 2000) On 7 July 2000, rebel soldiers supporting George Speight overran the Sukunaivalu Barracks in Labasa, the largest town on the northern island of Vanua Levu.RFMF Personnel Mourn Mutiny Deaths https://fijisun.com.fj/2018/11/03/rfmf-personnel-mourn-mutiny-deaths/ Fiji Sun 3 November 2018 31 January 2022 2 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220131064812/https://fijisun.com.fj/2018/11/03/rfmf-personnel-mourn-mutiny-deaths/ dead Fiji army preaches peace in rebel stronghold https://edition.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/australasia/08/13/fiji.future.reut/index.html CNN August 14, 2000Fiji: Situation/treatment, since the 19 May 2000 coup, of Indo-Fijians by native Fijians; police/government attitude toward crimes against Indo-Fijians by native Fijians; protection available to Indo-Fijians. refworld.org The Queen Elizabeth Barracks mutiny (2 November 2000) The second mutiny, which took place on 2 November 2000 at Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks, was led by Captain Shane Stevens. It left three soldiers dead. In the aftermath of the failed attempt to depose the Military Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, four of the rebels were tortured and killed by loyal soldiers.Fiji commemorates 2000 mutiny https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/429690/fiji-commemorates-2000-mutiny Radio New Zealand 2 November 2020 Court martial Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit Court Martial, Fiji On 16 August 2005, the Fiji Court of Appeal delivered a landmark ruling, ordering a retrial of 20 soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit (CRW) who had been convicted in a court martial of participating in the 2000 coup and in a subsequent mutiny in November 2000, and sentenced to prison terms of between three and six years.Fiji Appeal Court orders retrial of 20 soldiers https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/156935/fiji-appeal-court-orders-retrial-of-20-soldiers Radio New Zealand 16 August 2005 References Bibliography Trnka, S. (2011). State of Suffering: Political Violence and Community Survival in Fiji. United States: Cornell University Press., 9780801461880 https://www.google.co.id/books/edition/State_of_Suffering/xaRmDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fiji+coup+2000&printsec=frontcover Read Pretes, M. (2008). Coup: Reflections on the Political Crisis in Fiji. United States: ANU E Press., 9781921536373 https://www.google.co.id/books/edition/Coup/P0FMNzdDmAwC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Read Baba, T., Nabobo-Baba, U., Field, M. (2005). Speight of Violence: Inside Fiji's 2000 Coup. Australia: Pandanus Books., 9781740761703 https://www.google.co.id/books/edition/Speight_of_Violence/ci51AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=fiji%20coup%202000 Read External links The Hindu - 14 November 2000 Category:2000 Fijian coup d'état Category:Mutinies Category:Events that led to courts-martial