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Epeli Hau'ofa
Epeli is a Fijian male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Epeli Baleibau (born 1972), Fijian athlete * Epeli Ganilau (born 1951), Fijian military officer and politician * Epeli Hauʻofa (1939–2009), Tongan and Fijian writer and anthropologist * Epeli Kanakana (died 2010), Fijian chief * Epeli Lairoti (born 1995), Fijian football player * Epeli Loaniceva (born 1992), Fijian football player * Epeli Nailatikau (born 1941), Fijian chief * Epeli Nailatikau I (1842–1901), Fijian Paramount Chief * Epeli Naituivau (born 1962), Fijian rugby union player * Epeli Niudamu, Fijian Chief, soldier, and political leader * Epeli Qaraninamu Nailatikau (born 1942), Fijian medical doctor and political leader * Epeli Rabua Epeli Rabua (born 24 October 1998) is a Fijian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Bu ... Rabua (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about . The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population of live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts: either in the capital city of Suva; or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi—where tourism is the major local industry; or in Lautoka, where the Sugarcane, sugar-cane industry is dominant. The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain. The majority of Fiji's islands were formed by Volcano, volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Some geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Baleibau
Epeli Baleibau (born 8 June 1972) is a Fijian athlete. He competed for Fiji at the 2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro .... References 1972 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Fiji Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics I-Taukei Fijian people Fijian high jumpers {{Fiji-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Ganilau
Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Ganilau, MC, MSD, (born 10 October 1951) is a former Fijian military officer and a retired politician. His career previously encompassed such roles as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces and Chairman of the ''Bose Levu Vakaturaga'' (Great Council of Chiefs). On 15 January 2007 he was sworn in as Minister for Fijian Affairs in the interim Cabinet formed in the wake of the military coup which deposed the Qarase government on 5 December 2006. Early life Ganilau was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School, in New Zealand, from 1965. He later graduated from the University of the South Pacific and from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Staff College. Military career He enlisted in the Royal Fiji Military Forces in June 1972, and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK. He has served several tours of duty with the UN forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and with the Multinational Force & Observer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Hauʻofa
Epeli Hauʻofa (7 December 1939 – 11 January 2009)"Epeli Hau'Ofa" , Libraire Ombres blanches was a n and Fijian writer and anthropologist born of Tongan missionary parents in the . He lived in Fiji and taught at the |
Epeli Kanakana
Ratu Epeli Kanakana (died 2010) was a Fijian chief. He held the title of Tui Suva, and was the traditional ruler of the area that includes the city of Suva, the nation's capital. The title of Tui Suva is only kept within the Naivutuvutu family of the Tokatoka Solia of Mataqali Vuanimocelolo of the Yavusa Vatuwaqa. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanakana, Epeli Fijian chiefs People from Suva Year of birth missing 2010 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Lairoti
Epeli Lairoti, sometimes spelled Leiroti, (born 3 June 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Fijian club Suva and the Fiji national team. Club career Lairoti started his career with Ba. After failing to break into the first team he moved Suva in 2015 National team In 2017 Lairoti was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on September 2, 2017, in a 0–0 draw against Indonesia. He came in for Narendra Rao in the 90th minute of play. In 2023 he was called up again by Robert Sherman for the national team in preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games, will be a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories that is scheduled to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. .... References Fijian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ba F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Loaniceva
Epeli Loaniceva (born 19 October 1992) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fijian club Rewa and the Fiji national team. Club career Loaniceva started his career with Labasa. In 2016, he moved to Rewa. National team In 2017, Loaniceva was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on November 19, 2017, in a 2–0 loss against Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... References Fijian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Labasa F.C. players Rewa F.C. players Fiji men's international footballers Living people 1992 births {{Fiji-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Nailatikau
Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, (born 5 July 1941) (often referred to as ''Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca'') is a Fijian chief who was President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015. He has had a long career in the Military, diplomatic service, and government. From 2001 to 2006 he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives – the lower and more powerful chamber of the Fijian Parliament. He was also the chairman of the Parliamentary Appropriations Committee and of the House Committee. On 8 January 2007, he was appointed the interim Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade; he was moved to the post of interim Minister for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs in September 2008. In October 2008, he became Indigenous Affairs Minister "and effectively Great Council of Chiefs chairman". On 17 April 2009, he was appointed Vice-President by the military government. On 30 July 2009, he became acting president after the retirement of President Josefa Iloilo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Nailatikau I
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau I (1842 - 1901) was a Fijian Paramount Chief, who was posthumously made the Vunivalu of Bau. He was the eldest son of the first Tui Viti, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau and his first wife, Adi Litia Samanunu, daughter of the Roko Tui Bau. He acted as his father's right-hand man in the Bauan struggles for power, and was subsequently made a governor of many of the Fijian states, (including being made the Roko Tui Tailevu) and a minister in various early portfolios. He was also a signatory to the 1874 Deed of Cession to Great Britain ''(see Fiji's Cession to Great Britain)''. Ratu Epeli's eldest son, Ratu Penaia Kadavulevu inherited the title of Vunivalu, while his second daughter, Adi Moce was the wife of Ratu Alifereti Finau and the grandmother of Fiji's Founding Father The following list of national founding figures is a record, by country, of people who were credited with establishing a state. National founders are typically those who played an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Naituivau
Epeli Naituivau (born 22 May 1962) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, who played as prop. He is one of the eight members of the country's armed forces to play for Fiji in a Rugby World Cup squad, alongside Koli Rakoroi, Elia Rokowailoa, Rusiate Namoro, Tom Mitchell, Alifereti Dere and Setareki Tawake. Career Naituivau debuted for Fiji against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 24 March 1990. He called in the 1991 Rugby World Cup squad, where he played against Romania and Canada, as well in the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad, where he played against Namibia and England, the latter being his last international cap. Post-retirement Naituivau coached Fiji Barbarians in 2009. In 2010 he was technical advisor and forwards coach for Fiji Warriors. Until 2013, he was appointed Development Officer by Fiji Rugby Union Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Fiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union is a member of the Pacifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Niudamu
Ratu Epeli Niudamu is a Fijian Chief, soldier, and former political leader. The Paramount Chief of one of the four tikinas (districts) of Ra Province, he holds the title of '' Tui Nalawa''. From 1996 to 2006, he represented the Province of Ra in the Senate as a nominee of the Great Council of Chiefs. He was formerly a member of the GCC, but was forced to give up his membership when he was nominated to the Senate. In his military career, Niudamu served with Fijian soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in Lebanon. In September 2017 he was convicted, along with 13 other people, of sedition for attempting to form a breakaway Christian state. He was given a two year suspended sentence. In November 2019 he was made a member of the Order of Fiji The Order of Fiji is the highest honour of the Fijian honours system. Established 1 March 1995, the order is presented for achievement and merit to Fiji and mankind as a whole. The order is divided into a general division and milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epeli Qaraninamu Nailatikau
Ratu Dr. Epeli Qaraninamu Nailatikau (born 1942) is a Fiji a medical doctor and former political leader, who served in the Senate from 2004 to 2006. He was nominated on 24 September 2004 by the Fiji Labour Party, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of former Senator Joeli Kalou. Under the Constitution of Fiji, the Leader of the Opposition nominates 8 of the 32 Senators. The eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition were required to reflect the political composition of the House of Representatives. As the Labour Party was the principal opposition, it got to choose most or all of the eight opposition Senators. Medical career Nailatikau had wide experience locally and internationally as a medical doctor. Once the chief medical officer to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, he later played an important role after the Fiji coup of 2000, as head of the trauma team providing counseling for the parliamentarians (and their families) who had been kidnapped and held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
