2019 in Fiji

Events in the year 2019 in Fiji.

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2019 Timeline of Fijian history

Incumbents

• President: Jioji Konrote
• Prime Minister: Frank Bainimarama

Events

• 8 October – An altercation between Chinese and Taiwanese diplomats during a reception at the Grand Pacific hotel in Suva leaves one Taiwanese official in hospital. The incident is seen as a spilling over of diplomatic tensions between the two governments over their respective influences across the Pacific.^[1]
• 29 December – Two people are killed as Cyclone Sarai passes southeast of the country, bringing heavy wind and rain and forcing the temporary evacuation of more than 2,000 people.^[2]

Deaths

• 5 February – Manasa Qoro, rugby union player (b. 1964).^[3]
• 19 June – Filipe Bole, politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1936).^[4]

See also

• 2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)