Ratu George Toganivalu (died 17 June 1951) was a Fijian chief and politician. He was Roko Tui of Bua and Ba, and a member of the

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between 1940 and 1951.

Biography

During

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he joined the Māori Battalion and served in France.Death of Fijian leader
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', July 1951, p21 When he returned to Fiji he joined the civil service, becoming Native Assistant Commissioner in Bua. He was subsequently appointed Roko Tui of the province in 1928, succeeding his father Deve.Timothy J. MacNaught (1982
The Fijian Colonial Experience
Australian National University, p55 In 1940 Toganivalu was appointed to the Legislative Council. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

he was a captain in the Labour Battalion of the Fiji Military Forces. He became Roko Tui of Ba Province in 1946, and was given an OBE in the 1949 New Year Honours. He died in June 1951 in Suva. His sons Julian and

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also later served as MPs.

References

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