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Ratu Kadavulevu School
Ratu Kadavulevu School is a school in Lodoni, Fiji. It has some 900 students and is one of the largest boarding schools in the country. Its students are multiracial, but predominantly Indigenous Fijians. The school was founded in 1924 as the Provincial School Eastern by high chief Ratu Penaia Kadavulevu and was later renamed in his honor. Ratu Kadavulevu School consists of four houses: RATU SUKUNA (Red), MAAFU (Blue), DEGEI (Yellow), CAKAU (Green). Notable alumni * Ilaitia Tuisese - Captain of Fiji Rugby 7s Team to Hong Kong 1977, Fiji Rugby Hall of Fame Inductee * Bole, Filipe - Former Minister for Education * Luke Daunivalu - Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Fiji to the UN * Nakaitaci, Noa - Current French rugby winger * Qarase, Laisenia - Former Prime Minister * Sauturaga, Vereniki - Former Flying Fijians Frontrower * Isi Naisarani - Melbourne Rebels Current Wallabies Number 8 * Rabeni, Seru - Former Flying Fijians centre * Rawaqa, Turuva - Flying Fij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tailevu Province
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. Overview One of the eight provinces based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, Tailevu's 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island along with some central areas. At the 2017 census, it had a population of 64,552, the fifth largest among the provinces. The main urban area of Tailevu is Nausori with a population of 21,645 in 1996. Tailevu includes the districts of Bau, Nakelo, Verata, Wainibuka, and Sawakasa. Bau District includes Bau Island, the seat of the Kubuna Confederacy, one of three traditional chiefly hierarchies in Fiji. Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the ''Vunivalu of Bau'', is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji. The Indigenous Fijians' land, water ways, foreshore, seabed, and fishing grounds is held in perpetuity among other special privileges to which they are entitled. Notable people * Frank Bainimarama, prime minister of Fiji since 2007 * Ratu Seru Epenisa Cak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
