[DOC] [TLE] BBC News - Fiji suspended from Commonwealth [PAR] Sep 1, 2009 ... Military-led Fiji is suspended from the Commonwealth, after it ... Secretary 
General Kamalesh Sharma cited the Pacific island country's lack of progress 
towards democracy ... It was expelled in 1987 after two military coups, but was 
readmitted ... The Commonwealth is a grouping of 53 former British colonies,... [DOC] [TLE] British Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia [PAR] The Commonwealth of Nations, or the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental 
organisation of .... The other Commonwealth countries recognised India's 
continuing ..... The declaration of a Republic in Fiji in 1987, after military coups 
designed to .... Chandigarh (India), Georgetown (Guyana) and Honiara (Solomon 
Islands). [DOC] [TLE] Fiji - Wikipedia [PAR] Fiji officially the Republic of Fiji is an island country in Melanesia in the South 
Pacific Ocean ... A republic was declared in 1987, following a series of coups d'
tat. .... The British subjugated the islands as a colony in 1874, and the British 
brought over Indian contract ... Fiji was re-admitted to the Commonwealth of 
Nations. [DOC] [TLE] The 1987 Military Coups in Fiji: The Regional Implications - JStor [PAR] In this paper I shall analyze the regional impact of the military coups that ... 
attention to how governments in those countries reacted, how their ... Rabuka's 
coups forced on the Pacific Islands. ... tions for the Commonwealth, the United 
Nations, and the interest ... pended Air New Zealand flights to Fiji, following the 
abortiv. [DOC] [TLE] Has leaving the monarchy to become a republic historically worked ... [PAR] Nov 11, 2015 ... Everyone's got their opinions; whether the Commonwealth is still relevant ... After 
declaring independence from British rule in 1968, this island melting ... FIJI - 
1987 ... involving a military coup d'etat and the resignation of the Governor ... 
effect on the country, killing 100,000, displacing 300,000, and leaving... [DOC] [TLE] Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration | migrationpolicy.org [PAR] Apr 1, 2003 ... Three coups in 13 years, two in 1987 and one in 2000, have dealt a severe blow 
to ... in 1874, and an independent nation within the British Commonwealth of 
Nations in 1970. ... Most of the migrants chose to remain in the islands after the ... 
Indo-Fijians are leaving Fiji in large numbers for several reasons. [DOC] [TLE] Fiji profile - timeline - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] Sep 1, 2015 ... Former PM was dominant Pacific island statesman ... 1916 - British colonial 
government in India stops the recruitment of indentured labourers. ... 1987 
October - Rabuka stages a second coup, proclaims Fiji a ... 1997 - Fiji re-admitted 
to the Commonwealth after it introduces a .... Afghanistan country profile. [DOC] [TLE] Fiji Plans to Quit Commonwealth - NYTimes.com [PAR] Sep 30, 1987 ... Sitiveni Rabuka, the army commander who seized power in a coup last week, ... 
Britain immediately criticized the decision, and Queen Elizabeth II said she ... 
Australia has also said it would cut off aid to the South Pacific island state. ... 
military council, which he would head, to help him govern the country. [DOC] [TLE] Choppy waters: the 'return' of Fiji to pacific affairs after the 2014 vote ... [PAR] The country has undergone a series of political tribulations since its ... Following 
the 2006 coup and period of military government, Fiji was considered a pariah, 
suspended from both the British Commonwealth between December 2006 and ... 
Elsewhere, there has been growing economic interest in the Pacific Islands from
... [DOC] [TLE] Countries of Oceania - Sheppard Software [PAR] The islands came under British control as a colony in 1874. It was granted 
independence in 1970. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 
1987, caused by .... Following World War I, Nauru it became a League of Nations 
Mandate ... Nauru is a special member of the Commonwealth and joined the 
United... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline Fiji [PAR] 1900s The British government shipped mahogany seedlings from British ... 
Sitiveni Rabuka staged the 1st of two coups this and overthrew the country's first 
.... center in the Yasawa

Question: Following a 1987 military coup, this island country quit the British Commonwealth
Answer: Fiji