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- The Bose Levu Vakaturaga was a formal gathering of Fiji's indigenous (iTaukei) chiefs. It was established by the British Colonial Government in 1875 as an advisory body and named the Council of Chiefs (the term “Great” was added sometime later in the twentieth century).
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May 16, 2024 · Historic war club. IT’S NOT often that one finds a piece of Fiji’s history on the other side of the world. In Gloucestershire, which is in the South West of England, a family has found a 19th Century Fijian bulibuli war club in their country home. Report on Page 4.
4 days ago · The Tavuni Hill Fortification overlooks the Sigatoka River from a 90m high limestone ridge. It was constructed by a clan of Tongans who arrived in the early 1800s. Last updated on 26 May 2024.
May 15, 2024 · Frank Bainimarama, Fijian military leader who led a 2006 coup that resulted in his becoming acting president (2006–07) and later acting prime minister (2007–14) of Fiji. Following his victory in the country’s first elections since the coup, he served as prime minister (2014–22).
May 22, 2024 · In this chapter, beginning with William Bligh, the infamous master of the Resolution who recorded the first words of the Fijian language, Dr. Schutz narrates how other explorers, traders and missionaries became the first philologists. It remained for one of Cook’s own officers, William Bligh, master of the Resolution on the third voyage, to ...
May 21, 2024 · Parliament of Fiji. The Parliament complex at Veiuto was opened in 1992 with a traditional Fijian house design that included masi cloths, wooden furnishings and open-air corridors. Parliament was suspended following the 2006 coup and the building has remained unoccupied ever since. Parliament now meets in the government buildings near Albert Park.
May 22, 2024 · 1874. Cakobau and a number of Fijian chiefs ceded control of Fiji to Britain. 1879. Indentured migration from India began in 1879. These people were called “ Girmitiya ” and were brought to Fiji by British colonial officials to work on sugar plantations. Many worked and settled in the sugar plantations of the Ba region. c.1900.
