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Tailevu Province
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. Its main town is Nausori, which lies along the banks of the Rewa River. 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. Districts Tailevu includes the districts of Bau District, Bau, Nakelo, Verata District, Verata, Vugalei, Wainibuka, Dawasamu and Sawakasa. Bau District includes Bau Island, the seat of the Kubuna, Kubuna Confederacy, one of three traditional Ratu, chiefly hierarchies in Fiji. Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the ''Vunivalu of Bau'', is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji. It also includes the village of Maumi 21 km north-east of Suva, who speak their own dialect, known as Nawakura. The population chose to move from a more remote area in 1977. The main urban area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Fiji
The Provinces of Fiji (''"veiyasana" ''(pl.) and ''"yasana"'' (s.) in the Fijian language), and ''"प्रदेश''" in the Fiji Hindi language are the 14 administrative units into which the country is divided, particularly in relation to the provision of resources and services to the indigenous Fijian population by the Fijian Affairs Board. They are more or less derived from the major clan affiliations for each provincial region. Structure The most basic administrative unit in modern Fijian communities is the ''koro'' (village). Each village is led by a village headman called the '' turaga-ni-koro'', who is elected by the other villagers. A subunit of the ''yasana'' is the '' tikina'', which is composed of several koros. Each ''yasana'' is governed by a provincial council, mainly composed of well educated people, and chiefly Fijians, and headed up by an executive head, under the title '' Roko Tui''. Provinces The largest province by land area according to the latest Fij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vunivalu Of Bau
''Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Kaba'', shortened as ''Vunivalu'', is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy of the island of Bau in Fiji. Loosely translated the title means ''Warlord of Bau'' or "Root of War". The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a high-ranking member of the Tui Kaba clan. History The ''Vunivalu'' was not always the senior Chieftain in Kubuna and Bau. When Vueti a great grandson of Lutunasobasoba defeated the Tui Viti's sons at Nakauvadra, he was awarded with a ''Tui Viti'' sacred stone- award signifying authority (tawake or flag).Archeological Investigation of Vatanitawake; A Ceremonial Mound on the Island of Bau. Tui Viti signifying authority award or flag (tawake) is mentioned on pg 103 From Nakauvadra, he left via Nakorotubu and had his 1st child, a son through supernatural powers or ''Gonesau'' known as Nadurucoko who was raised by the Dewala tribe at Korolevu fort in Dewala, Nakorotubu. Nadurucoko t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tailevu Province
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. Its main town is Nausori, which lies along the banks of the Rewa River. 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. Districts Tailevu includes the districts of Bau District, Bau, Nakelo, Verata District, Verata, Vugalei, Wainibuka, Dawasamu and Sawakasa. Bau District includes Bau Island, the seat of the Kubuna, Kubuna Confederacy, one of three traditional Ratu, chiefly hierarchies in Fiji. Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the ''Vunivalu of Bau'', is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji. It also includes the village of Maumi 21 km north-east of Suva, who speak their own dialect, known as Nawakura. The population chose to move from a more remote area in 1977. The main urban area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Fijian Coup D'état
The 2000 Fijian coup d'état was a civilian coup d'état by an armed group of indigenous Fijian nationalists supported by the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit, against the elected government of Indo-Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000. This was followed by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's attempt to assert executive authority on 27 May. Mara would resign under duress on 29 May, handing power to Frank Bainimarama, a commander of the Fijian military. The coups resulted in the removal of the elected government and its replacement by an interim regime headed by Josefa Iloilo. In March 2001, the Court of Appeal of Fiji ruled that the coups and interim regime were illegal. An elected government was finally restored by the 2001 Fijian general election. George Speight, the leader of the coup, was convicted of treason and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and on 18 September 2024, he was pardoned by Fiji's Mercy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Speight
George Speight (; born 1957), also known by his pseudonym Ilikimi Naitini, is a Fijian businessman and politician who was the leader of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, in which he and rebel soldiers from Fiji's Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit seized the Fijian Parliament and held Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and 35 other MP's hostage from 19 May 2000 to 13 July 2000. He was convicted of treason in February 2002 and served a sentence of life imprisonment until receiving a presidential pardon on 18 September 2024. Speight is the son of politician Sam Speight, the brother of politician Samisoni Tikoinasau and the uncle of rugby players Henry and Sam Speight. Personal life Speight was born in Naivicula, Fiji, and educated at Suva Grammar School. before studying marketing in Australia and business at Andrews University in the United States. After graduating he worked in Australia as a bank clerk for Metway Bank, and was involved in the Wattle Group pyramid scheme. After retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jope Seniloli
''Ratu'' Jope Naucabalavu Seniloli (14 June 1939 – 28 June 2015) was a Fijian chief who held the title of '' Turaga Taukei Naua'' and who served as Fiji's vice-president from 25 March 2001 to 29 November 2004, when he was forced to resign following his conviction for treason on 6 August 2004, and the rejection of his appeal early in November. Biography Seniloli was appointed vice-president in 2000 as an apparent gesture of appeasement towards the supporters of the 2000 coup which deposed the lawfully elected government of President ''Ratu Sir'' Kamisese Mara and Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry. The 6 August 2004 verdict found Seniloli guilty of unlawfully proclaiming himself President during the coup, and of illegally swearing in cabinet ministers, including George Speight, the chief instigator of the coup, as Prime Minister. Seniloli's lawyer, Mehboob Raza, maintained that he had done so only "under duress," at gunpoint, a defence rejected by High Court Justice Nazh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cakobau Jr
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hambli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cakobau
''Ratu'' Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau (6 November 1912 – 25 November 1989) was a Fijian statesman and athlete. A great-grandson of ''Ratu'' Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the paramount chief of Bau who had unified all the tribes of Fiji under his reign in the mid-1800s, ''Ratu'' Sir George held the traditional titles of ''Vunivalu'' of Bau and '' Tui Levuka'' and thus was considered by many as Fiji's highest-ranking traditional chief. ''Ratu'' Cakobau was appointed Governor-General of Fiji in 1973, becoming the first indigenous Fijian to serve as the viceregal representative of Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji. Education and early career Cakobau was educated first at Fiji's Queen Victoria School, then at Newington College in Australia (1927–1932) and Wanganui Technical College in Wanganui, New Zealand. He became a member of the Great Council of Chiefs in 1938, where he remained until 1972. When he first joined the Council, it had the power to make laws for the ethnic Fijian popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seru Epenisa Cakobau
''Ratu'' Seru Epenisa Cakobau (; occasionally spelled ''Cacobau'') (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) was a Fijian chief, monarch, and warlord ('' Vunivalu'') who united part of Fiji's warring tribes, establishing a Fijian kingdom. He served as its only king from 1871 to 1874. Background He was born on Natauloa, Nairai to ''Ratu'' Tanoa Visawaqa and one of his nine wives, '' Adi'' Savusavu. The ''Vunivalu'' and the '' Roko Tui Bau'' (sacred chieftain) had had many power struggles during the course of nearly a century. These struggles led to the death of Seru's paternal uncle, the ''Vunivalu'' of Bau, Naulivou Ramatenikutu and the installation of Tanoa as ''Vunivalu''. However, after he killed the ''Roko Tui Bau'', ''Ratu'' Raiwalui, near Vanua Balavu, amongst other murders and reprisals, Tanoa was exiled in 1832. He married two sisters, Litia (Lydia) Samanunu and Salote (Charlotte) Qalirea Kaunilotuna (daughters of the '' Roko Tui Bau''). Mary Wallis provided a descriptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Bainimarama
Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama (; born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst party, which he founded in 2014, he began his career as an officer in the Fijian navy and commander of the Fijian military. Despite being suspended from Parliament, he served as the opposition leader from 24 December 2022 until 8 March 2023, when he resigned and was replaced by Inia Seruiratu. Bainimarama attended Marist Brothers High School, the Asian Institute of Technology and Dalhousie University. He joined the Fijian Navy in 1975 and rose through the ranks, becoming an able seaman and a midshipman in 1976, an ensign in 1977, and later promoted to a sub-lieutenant at the end of that year. He was promoted to lieutenant-commander in 1986 and became a commander in 1988. He later became captain in 1991. In 1997, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Republic of Fiji Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nausori International Airport
Nausori International Airport , also known as Luvuluvu, is the secondary international airport in Fiji, behind Nadi International Airport. It is situated in Nausori on the southeastern side of Viti Levu, Fiji's main island. Nausori Airport is roughly (approximately a 45-minute drive) from Fiji's capital city, Suva. It was first constructed by Seabee, U.S. Navy Seabees in 1942. As of 2018, a 20-year master plan was under preparation for Nausori Airport, expected to include a complete refurbishment and upgrade of the airport, creating a facility for the international passengers and a domestic hub for Fiji. At one time Air Pacific (now Fiji Airways) had its headquarters on the property of the airport. A $60 million project to extend and widen the runway to 2148 m was completed in 2021. Airlines and destinations References External links Nausori International Airport(some information on Nadi official site)Fiji Airways (official site) Airports in Fiji {{fiji-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratu
''Ratu'' () is an Austronesian title used by male Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, ''adi'' (pronounced ), is used by females of chiefly rank. 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 both queen regnant and queen consort of any nation, e.g. "Ratu Elizabeth II" and "Ratu Camilla"). Thus in Java, a royal palace is called "'' keraton''", constructed from the circumfix ''ke- -an'' and ''Ratu'', to describe the residence of the ratu. Ratu: A chiefly title for men used alone as a form of address, or in front of the chief's name, only in certain places The source of the Fijian title is Verata, and it has spread throughout Fiji during the past century, now applied to many local, minor chiefs as well as the major ones. The concept of his type of title is from Tonga. Strictly speaking, the title belongs only in Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
