2023 Solomon Islands protests
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In February 2023, protests broke out in the Solomon Islands.
Background
The country previously was hit by mass unrest and deadly riots in November 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=Solomon Islands violence recedes but not underlying tension |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-violence-australia-riots-race-and-ethnicity-3787313a6a1f8b863427b066b0dcbbaa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128193852/https://apnews.com/article/china-violence-australia-riots-race-and-ethnicity-3787313a6a1f8b863427b066b0dcbbaa |archive-date=28 November 2021 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}
On 2 February 2023, the United States reopened its embassy in the country after a 30-year absence.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-02 |title=Solomon Islands: US reopens embassy in push to counter China |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64494244 |access-date=2023-02-07}} On 7 February 2023, Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani was removed from office after a vote of no confidence from the provincial legislature.{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-02-07 |title=Solomon Islands ousts official critical of close relations with China |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/solomon-islands-ousts-official-critical-close-relations-with-china-abc-2023-02-07/ |access-date=2023-02-07}} As a result, protests were held in Auki.{{Cite news |last=Piringi |first=Charley |date=2023-02-07 |title=Protests in Solomon Islands as key China critic politician is ousted in no confidence vote |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/07/protests-in-solomon-islands-as-key-china-critic-politician-is-ousted-in-no-confidence-vote |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0261-3077}}
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Category:February 2023 in the Solomon Islands