Djemal Pasha vs Voreqe Bainimarama

Djemal Pasha was appointed Minister of Public Works in 1914 as part of the Committee of Union and Progress government. He later became Minister of the Navy and was given command of the Fourth Army in Syria.

Djemal Pasha commanded the Ottoman Fourth Army in Syria and Palestine from 1915 to 1917. He launched an unsuccessful attack on the Suez Canal in February 1915 and later faced the Arab Revolt. His harsh rule in Syria included executions of Arab nationalists.

Djemal Pasha was assassinated on July 21, 1922, in Tbilisi, Georgia, by Armenian agents as part of Operation Nemesis. He was killed in retaliation for his role in the Armenian Genocide while traveling to negotiate with Soviet authorities.

Commodore Bainimarama led a military coup overthrowing the elected government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. He cited corruption and ethnic tensions as reasons for the takeover.

Bainimarama appointed himself Prime Minister of Fiji, consolidating his power after the coup. He led an interim government that ruled by decree.

Bainimarama abrogated Fiji's 1997 constitution after the Court of Appeal ruled his interim government illegal. He imposed a new legal framework and delayed elections.

Bainimarama's government enacted a new constitution that removed race-based voting and established a secular state. It also granted immunity to coup participants.

Bainimarama's FijiFirst party won the first democratic election since the 2006 coup. He was sworn in as Prime Minister, legitimizing his rule internationally.

Bainimarama's FijiFirst party lost the general election to a coalition led by Sitiveni Rabuka. He conceded defeat and stepped down as Prime Minister after 16 years in power.