Brigadiergeneral ratu epeli nailatikau, cf, lvo, obe, msd, kstj, born 1941, often referred to as na turaga mai naisogolaca is a fijian chief and has been president of fiji since 2009. The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a highranking member of the tui kaba clan. Here are the complete list of the currency with pictures and video. Ratu epeli nailatikau was himself a member of the military council that ruled in the weeks after martial law was declared, as was brigadier general retired ratu epeli ganilau. On 12 november 2005, i compiled my 50th quote page it is easier to find me on wikipedia, where i spend most of my time. Archbishop ordination to go down in fijis history fbc news. Born kamisese kapaiwai tuimacilai mara, may 6, 1920, in lomaloma, fiji. Ratu epeli nailatikau a history of treason 1987 2015 bainimarama rejects request from the monasavu landowners association november running man bainimarama flees through cassava patch khaiyum makes false declaration of his assets corrupt dictator tells oz pm not to betray stand when stupid meets stupid. The book of condolence for the victims of the tohokupacific ocean.
Ratu epeli earlier looked after the ministry of foreign affairs, international cooperation and civil aviation. After years of delays, a democratic election took place on 17 september 2014. Ghost human rights commissions written by sri lanka guardian on september 20, 2011 2. Commodore josaia voreqe bainimarama, cf, msd, ostj, fijian navy, known commonly as frank bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title ratu born 27 april 1954 is a fijian naval officer and politician. He served as vicepresident, and also acting president, of fiji, and chief justice of nauru. Brief fiji history timeline from 1643 1643 dutch explorer abel tasman is the first european to visit the fiji islands. Brigadiergeneral ratu epeli nailatikau, cf, lvo, obe, msd, kstj, born 5 july 1941 often referred to as na turaga mai naisogolaca is a fijian chief who was president of fiji from 2009 to 2015. His excellency the president ratu epeli nailatikau lead a government delegation to pay respect for the late tui macuata, ratu aisea katonivere. Ratu josefa iloilovatu uluivida 19202011, gone turaga na tui vuda sa bale, ka peresitedi vakacegu ni matanitu o viti. The obituary was featured in legacy on february 16, 2011. He was the eldest son of the first tui viti, ratu seru epenisa cakobau and his first wife, adi litia samanunu, daughter of the roko tui bau. Sep 24, 2008 ratu epeli nailatikau has now been appointed the new interim minister for provincial development and multiethnic affairs.
In a formal function that incorporated fijian traditional. Brigadiergeneral ratu epeli nailatikau, cf, lvo, obe, msd, kstj, born 5 july 1941 is a. Former president of fiji and military commander ratu epeli nailatikau has been declared fijis new speaker after a vote in parliament. Meanwhile, speaker ratu epeli nailatikau, and some cabinet ministers, members of the diplomatic corps, and members of the defence forces, relatives and friends were also. Descendants of david whippy in savusavu converged at the daku resort yesterday to pay homage to a man who contributed to fijis colourful history with the launch of a book on his life story. David died three years before fijis cession to great britain, and as former president ratu epeli nailatikau remarked in 2012, davids life is testimony to the fact that fijis transition to become a crown colony was made without much wrangling and furore because the groundwork had.
Ratu epeli nailatikau, first son of cakobau, photograph by. We congratulate former president ratu epeli nailatikau for correcting a grievous wrong in a 673page book entitled forgotten wars, the end of britains asian empire. A bunch of old dead people learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. He became the prime minister of fiji in january 2007 references. Ratu epeli nailatikau, first son of cakobau, photograph by francis h. Ratu joni madraiwiwi, lord madraiwiwi tangatatonga 10 november 1957 29 september 2016 was a prominent fijian lawyer, legal scholar, jurist, and politician. That pottery is generally associated with peoples who had welldeveloped skills in navigation and canoe building and were horticulturists. Frank bainimarama simple english wikipedia, the free. Ratu epeli nailatikau a history of treason 1987 2015 bainimarama rejects request from the monasavu landowners association november running man bainimarama flees through cassava patch khaiyum makes false declaration of his assets corrupt dictator tells. Ratu epeli nailatikaus younger brother ratu tuakitau cokanauto is also in the cabinet, and is an important figure as well in the new order. She was also first lady of fiji from 2009 until 2015, as the wife of ratu epeli nailatikau, the president of fiji. The fiji times genealogist releases book on whippys life story.
Our strike is considered to be the longest in history and is mentioned in the guinness book of records. Jan 11, 20 president ratu epeli nailatikau said ghais blueprint risked reigniting racial tensions in fiji, where divisions exist between the indigenous population and ethnic indians brought to the country. Nailatikau, a former army commander credited with guiding selfappointed prime minister voreqe bainimarama through his military career, was appointed as acting president after ratu josefa iloilo retired at the end of july 2009. Apr 22, 20 president ratu josefa iloilo abrogated the constitution, dismissing all office holders under the constitution.
See more ideas about history, fiji people and island nations. Suva today to witness this divine event which will no doubt feature in fijis history books. Suva, fiji ap ratu josefa iloilo, a fijian tribal chief who as president made crucial decisions backing the military takeover of the south pacific country, has died at age 91. Penaia ganilau, 75, fiji leader who became the first. As a tribal chief of the lau islands of eastern fiji, ratu sir kamisese mara led his people to independence from britain, becoming fijis first prime minister in 1970. Vice president ratu epeli nailatikau became acting president and then, in nov. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of fiji government 2015 information contained here. Father of modern fiji pretended he was multiracial and. However, when history repeated itself in 2000 and another indofijian government that of mahendra chaudhry was overthrown in a coup, ratu epeli became more politically involved.
Fijian regime appoints vicepresident wikinews, the free. Both men have close links to the family of deceased former. Other articles where ratu epeli nailatikau is discussed. The commission, he said, had succumbed to the whims of the few who have an interest in perpetuating divisions within our society. Ratu epeli nailatikau will serve as actingpresident pending the. Laughing diplomat enjoys his rugby by michael foster i his card says he is ratu epeli nailatikau, second secretary, fiji high commission, can berra. The sixteenmember interim lineup included two former rfmf commanders, ratu epeli nailatikau as foreign minister, and ratu epeli ganilau as minister of fijian affairs.
Meanwhile, iloilo resigned as president for health reasons in july, 2009. Thurston to ratu epeli nailatikau, 30 july 1894, cso 942049. Similarly, disputes over land near the nausori mill broke out whenever csr required further leases. Join facebook to connect with kim swan and others you may know. By early 2010, bainimaramas government was taking increasingly repressive moves against. In the malay language, the title ratu is also the traditional honorific title to refer to the ruling king or queen in javanese culture though it has since been used in modern contexts to refer to queen regnants of any nation, e. Ratu sir penaia kanatabatu ganilau mai turaga ni viti. Wikimedia commons has media related to koila nailatikau. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
In 1885 there was an unpleasant confrontatio n at nausori. By early 2010, bainimaramas government was taking increasingly repressive moves against its critics, including tight restrictions on the media. Ratu epeli then retired from the army and embarked on a career in the diplomatic service, eventually serving as fijis high commissioner to britain. The scion of another chiefly family, ratu nailatikau born 1941 has had a distinguished career of his own, serving variously as commander of the royal fiji military forces in the 1980s, high commissioner equivalent to an ambassador in commonwealth countries to the united kingdom in the 1990s. Ratu sir kamisese mara biography life, family, history. President ratu epeli nailatikau said ghais blueprint risked reigniting racial tensions in fiji, where divisions exist between the indigenous population and ethnic indians brought to the country. The ordination was attended by the president ratu epeli nailatikau and the first. When fijis first settlers arrived from the islands of melanesia at least 3,500 years ago, they carried with them a wide range of food plants, the pig, and a style of pottery known as lapita ware. Turaga na vunivalu ni bau is the paramount chief of the kubuna confederacy, loosely translated the title means warlord of bau or root of war. As much of my work on wikipedia consists of writing and editing biographies, i decided to create some parallel pages here with quotations from some of the people i have written about. He then appointed bainimarama as prime minister and imposed public emergency regulation. Later in 2009, ratu epeli nailatikau succeeded iloilo as president.
Nov 05, 2009 adi koilas brothers are ratu finau mara, recently appointed tui nayau and coup supporter, and ratu tevita uluilakeba mara, the fourthranking officer in the rfmf. Turaga na roko tui bau is a vassal chief to the vunivalu of bau, paramount chief of the kubuna confederacy from his seat at the chiefly residence of naicobocobo, the roko tui bau is suzerain of the vusaratu chiefs which include the roko tui viwa, roko tui kiuva, tui nuku and has special relationships with the related titles of roko tui dreketi, ratu mai verata, roko tui namata, roko tui. In 2009, mahendra chaudhry threw his support for nailatikau to become fijis next president. Yet the president, ratu epeli nailatikauwho end page 377 like ganilau is married to one of ratu maras daughters remained at his post. During the cold war he was an important ally of the united states, australia, and new zealand in the south pacific.
In january, president ratu epeli nailatikau denounced the fcc draft as threatening financial and economic catastrophe and ruin nailatikau 20. Epeli nailatikau simple english wikipedia, the free. Ratu epeli nailatikau has now been appointed the new interim minister for provincial development and multiethnic affairs. Father of modern fiji pretended he was multiracial and for democracy. Nailatikau was the commander of the royal fiji military forces when sitiveni rabuka toppled the nfplabour coalition government of dr timoci bavadra in may 1987. These included judges and the governor of the central bank. The late ambassador teleni is survived by his wife mere latu and children josefa and rebecca. Meanwhile, speaker ratu epeli nailatikau, and some cabinet ministers, members of the diplomatic corps, and members of the defence forces, relatives and friends were also part of the funeral service. Mara was charged this spring with sedition and mutiny after a military officer reported him for making a critical comment about the regime.
Heres a bit of history from our archives of how ratu epeli nailatikau became president. The former president went to malaysia as the prime ministers special envoy to launch the back to batu pahat documentary on october 10. The design subjects range from the birds of kadavu to the high misted forests of taveuni, to a truly unique insect, to iconic flowers, and to marine species found in highland streams and in our oceans. Ratu epeli nailatikau, the prime minister of the republic of fiji, commodore josaia voreqe bainimarama and the foreign minister of the republic of fiji, h. President ratu josefa iloilo abrogated the constitution, dismissing all office holders under the constitution. Adi koila mara nailatikau is a fijian lawyer, who has served as a diplomat and politician. David died three years before fijis cession to great britain, and as former president ratu epeli nailatikau remarked in 2012, davids life is testimony to the fact that fijis transition to become a crown colony was made without much wrangling and furore because the groundwork had been efficiently and thoroughly prepared by. Ratu epeli nailatikau i 1842 1901 was a fijian paramount chief, who was posthumously made the vunivalu of bau. Hes also the brotherinlaw of fijis current president, ratu epeli nailatikau, who answers to selfappointed prime minister bainimarama. Epeli nailatikau replaced iloilo as president in 2009.
He has had a long career in the military, diplomatic service, and government. Oct 31, 2010 ratu epeli then retired from the army and embarked on a career in the diplomatic service, eventually serving as fijis high commissioner to britain. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. List of books and articles about fijian history online research. Feb 06, 2011 suva, fiji ap ratu josefa iloilo, a fijian tribal chief who as president made crucial decisions backing the military takeover of the south pacific country, has died at age 91. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. List of books and articles about fijian history online. He president ratu epeli nailatikau, holding a super tabua. Brigadier general ratu epeli nailatikau, cf, lvo, obe, msd, kstj, born 5 july 1941 is a fijian chief and politician. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about fiji government 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Australian pm 19911996 began financial reforms that established the nations success.
In 2019, he became the 2nd speaker of the parliament references. Ratu epeli nailatikau acting president of fiji britannica. Epeli nailatikau news newspapers books scholar jstor september 20 learn how and when. Jul 29, 2018 descendants of david whippy in savusavu converged at the daku resort yesterday to pay homage to a man who contributed to fijis colourful history with the launch of a book on his life story. Interim minister for indigenous affairs ratu epeli nailatikau has been appointed vicepresident by fijis military regime nailatikau, a former military commander, speaker of the house of. The following year relief supplies of rice were sent to the island cso 952579. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. This series has contended throughout that the 2000 coup and subsequent developments involving pm qarase and his gang were fuelled by greed hence the name government by greed. Ratu epeli nailatikau will probably be the last president before a new constitution is written.
This book explores a complex relational assemblage, a collection of 1481 pacific artefacts brought together by captain edward henry meggs da. Qarases cabal gang had its roots in the fiji civil service which since 1987 had been called on to play a more prominent role in fijis politics. Discover librarianselected research resources on fijian history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. Fijian world war ii recipients of the victoria cross, fijian soldiers, military history of fiji, military units and formations of fiji, republic of fiji military forces, frank bainimarama, sitiveni rabuka, epeli ganilau, lasakau sea warriors, lala. Regrettably, this chamber was also the setting for one of the most traumatic and painful events in our history, whose impact lingers with us almost three decades on. Former army chief nailatikau now fijis new president. He became the president of fiji on 5 november 2009. Rumors spread of an impending showdown, which even extended to draft presidential decrees dismissing the prime minister, circulated on the feverishly antibainimarama weblogs. This specific basic survival skills book for survival gear skills. Ratu epeli nailatikau elected as speaker of fiji parliament rnz. May 24, 2006 ratu epeli nailatikau s younger brother ratu tuakitau cokanauto is also in the cabinet, and is an important figure as well in the new order. Ratu sir penaia is survived by his wife, lady bale ganilau.
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