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2014 in Fiji 
Summary
The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Fiji.
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Events edit
March edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- October 31 - Australia and the United States lift sanctions against Fiji following recent democratic elections.[5]
References edit
- ^ "11 people confirmed dead, 10,000 infected in Fiji dengue fever outbreak". 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "'Give up Lau'". 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Fiji election: Large queues as thousands cast their vote in return to democracy". 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Fiji's military ruler sworn in as elected leader". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "US and Australia lift Fiji sanctions". 31 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.