Independent Fiji has turned 50, and the Fijian government is marking the occasion in grand style. It has been 50 years since a young Prince Charles handed over the Instruments of Independence to first ...

Fiji became an independent sovereign state on 10th October 1970 when its colonial status was abrogated. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, first Prime Minister of independent Fiji, received from Prince Charles ...

Fiji has lost its copy of the historic document that confirmed the Pacific nation's independence from Britain in 1970, the state broadcaster has reported. The head of government archives, Salesia ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Look back through the ABC archives at Fiji’s road to independence, which culminated in a ceremonial ...

Local residents wave a Fijian national flag to celebrate the Independence Day in the capital of Suva, Fiji, Oct. 10, 2013. Fiji was colonized by Britain in 1874 and gained independence on Oct. 10, ...

Fiji became an independent sovereign state on 10th October 1970 when its colonial status was abrogated. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, first Prime Minister of independent Fiji, received from Prince Charles ...

After five years of looking, Fiji's government has admitted that it has lost one of the country's most important documents, the original copy acknowledging its independence. The Fijian parliament has ...