Ratu Sir Edward CAKOBAU , Deputy Prime Minister ( 1970s)
Ratu Sir George CAKOBAURatu Sir George Cakobau ( 1912- 1989) was Governor General of Fiji from 1972 to 1982. A great-grandson of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the King of Bau who had unified all the tribes of Fiji under his reign in the mid-1800s and subsequently ceded the islands ( 19121912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U. January 17 British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the- 1989), Paramount Chief and first native-born Governor GeneralFiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth in 1970; the British Monarch ( Queen Elizabeth II remained the Head of State until 1987, when she formally abdicated following two military coups. From 187 ( 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led- 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu)
Ratu Seru Epenisa CAKOBAURatu Seru Epenisa Cakobau Order 7th King Tenure of Reign December 8, 1852 October 10, 1874 Followed Tanoa Visawaga Succeeded by Queen Victoria of England Date of Birth 1815 Place of Birth ? Date of Death 1883 Place of Death ?? Queen ? Ratu Seru Epenisa Ca, former monarch ( 1852Events January 14 President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. January 17 United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal Devil's Island penal colony opens February 11 First British public toilet- 1874)
Ratu Sir Lala SUKUNA ( 1888- 1958), the forefather of modern Fiji. (If Mara is considered the father of the nation, Sukuna must be the forefather, because it was he who founded colonial Fiji's first political party and who mentored the three great chiefs who led post-colonial Fiji - Mara, Cakobau, and Ganilau).