Queen Elizabeth Barracks (Fiji)
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Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a Fijian Army
base, located in the suburb of Nabua
, in Suva
. It is the national headquarters of the military.
The barracks, commonly known as QEB, was the scene of an unsuccessful army mutiny
on 2 November 2000. Four loyal soldiers were killed, and four of the rebels were beaten to death after being captured.
It was from QEB that the Fiji military coordinated its coup d'état
on 5 December 2006.
Military of Fiji
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces are the military of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. With a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, it is one of the smallest militaries in the world. However, most of its surrounding island nations have no militaries at all...
base, located in the suburb of Nabua
Nabua
Nabua is a suburb of the Fijian capital of Suva. The Queen Elizabeth Barracks, a major military base which saw a mutiny on 2 November 2000, is located there....
, in Suva
Suva
Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...
. It is the national headquarters of the military.
The barracks, commonly known as QEB, was the scene of an unsuccessful army mutiny
Mutinies of Fiji coup of 2000
Two military mutinies took place in connection with the civilian coup d'état that rocked Fiji in 2000, the first while the rebellion instigated by George Speight was in progress, and the second four months after it had ended....
on 2 November 2000. Four loyal soldiers were killed, and four of the rebels were beaten to death after being captured.
It was from QEB that the Fiji military coordinated its coup d'état
2006 Fijian coup d'état
The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis....
on 5 December 2006.