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Fiji Independence Medal
__NOTOC__ The Fiji Independence Medal was authorised by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the granting of independence to Fiji to give recognition to individuals of the Armed Forces, Police Force, Prison Service, Aerodrome Fire Service, Forest Guards who were serving on the 10 October 1970 and members of the Civil Service and other residents of Fiji who have rendered outstanding public service. Description * The circular cupro-nickel Fiji Independence Medal features the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. * The reverse of the medal depicts the Fiji Shield of Arms and the inscription ''Fiji Independence 1970'' in a half circle above. * The ribbon has a light blue central part bordered on each side by three equal stripes of white, red, and light blue. Recipients * Shivlal Nagindas * Jeremaia Waqanisau * Narendra Mangal Singh See also * Fijian honours system References {{reflist, refs= {{London Gazette , issue=45231 , date=13 November 1970 , page=12502 Independence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Medal (Fiji) Ribbon
The Independence Medal can refer to any one of the following medals: * Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal (Belgium) * Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal * Cross of Independence (Poland) * Fiji Independence Medal * Independence Medal (Bophuthatswana) * Independence Medal (Ciskei) * Independence Medal (Lithuania) * Independence Medal (Transkei) * Independence Medal (Venda) * Indian Independence Medal * Jamaica Independence Medal * Malawi Independence Medal * Medal of Independence (Turkey) * Nigerian Independence Medal * Pakistan Medal * Papua New Guinea Independence Medal * Philippine Independence Medal * Sierra Leone Independence Medal * Solomon Islands Independence Medal * Uganda Independence Medal * Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal * Zimbabwean Independence Medal, 1980 The Zimbabwean Independence Medal, 1980 was instituted on 17 April 1980 for award to those who were involved in the Zimbabwean independence process or commemorations in some ... [...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] |
Elizabeth II Of The United Kingdom
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupronickel
Cupronickel or copper-nickel (CuNi) is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. The copper content typically varies from 60 to 90 percent. (Monel is a nickel-copper alloy that contains a minimum of 52 percent nickel.) Despite its high copper content, cupronickel is silver in colour. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion by salt water, and is therefore used for piping, heat exchangers and condensers in seawater systems, as well as for marine hardware. It is sometimes used for the propellers, propeller shafts, and hulls of high-quality boats. Other uses include military equipment and chemical, petrochemical, and electrical industries. Another common 20th-century use of cupronickel was silver-coloured coins. For this use, the typical alloy has 3:1 copper to nickel ratio, with very small amounts of manganese. In the past, true silver coins were debased with cupronickel, such as coins of the pound sterling from 1947 onwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivlal Nagindas
Shivlal Nagindas (Born 1939) is a Fijian businessman of Indian descent, who served in 2006 as President of the Labasa Chamber of Commerce. He has also held political office as a Senator, as a Labasa Town Councillor. The Town Council elected Nagindas, a member of the Fiji Labour Party, Deputy Mayor of Labasa on 30 October 2006. His father, an immigrant from Mumbai (Bombay), India, arrived in Fiji in 1929 and established a tailoring and upholstery business in Labasa, on the northern island of Vanua Levu. The fifth of four brothers and three sisters, Nagindas left school at the age of 15 to work in the family business because of family hardships, ending his dream of becoming a lawyer. He worked in New Zealand for a six-month period in 1956 before returning to Labasa to work for R.K. Patel and Company. He established his own shoe shop in 1964, with the help of a loan. Nagindas was elected to the Labasa Town Council in 1983, serving till 1986, and was again elected to this post in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremaia Waqanisau
Brigadier-General Jeremaia Waqanisau OF MSD JP (1948 – April 25, 2010) was a Fijian career soldier, civil servant, and diplomat, who had served since April 2004 as his country's Ambassador to China. Education and early career Waqanisau was educated in Fiji, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He held a Certificate in Banking Administration (ABIA) from the ANZ Staff College in Sydney, a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Sociology from the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, and a Master of Arts in Defence and Security Analysis from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. He earned a Diploma in Security Studies from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. He began his banking career with the ANZ in 1968. Military career Waqanisau left banking and joined the Army in 1976. His first senior appointment, from November 1984 to April 1986, was as Commanding Officer in the Fiji Battalion with UNIFIL peacekeeping troops in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narendra Mangal Singh
Narendra may refer to: Places *Narendra (Karnataka) a village in Dharwad, Karnataka People *Narendra Nath Datta, better known as Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902), an Indian Hindu Monk *Narendra Deva (1889–1956), also known as Acharya Narendra Deva, vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. * Air commodore Narendra (1912-1951), Indian Air Force officer who died in an aircrash in 1951. *Narendra Nathwani (1913–????), Indian politician *Narendra Dabholkar (1945–2013), Indian medical doctor, rationalist and author *Narendra Pradhan (born 1947), Indian politician *Narendra Prasad (1946–2003), actor *Narendra Singh Negi (born 1949), Legendary singer from Uttarakhand *Narendra Modi (born 1950), Prime Minister of India *Narendra Karmarkar (born 1955), Indian mathematician *Narendra Hirwani Narendra Deepchand Hirwani (born 18 October 1968) is a leg spin bowler who played for India. He is mainly remembered for his success on his Test debut. Early days Hirwani came from a wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fijian Honours System
The Fijian honours system dates from the granting of Dominion of Fiji, Dominion status in 1970, when the Fijian Independence Medal was awarded to participants in the Fijian independence celebrations. Prior to 1987 Fijian coups d'état, two military coups, which deposed Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II as Monarchy of Fiji, Queen of Fiji, ending the monarchy of Fiji, Fiji also had use of the British Honours System. Republican honours After Fiji was declared a republic, outside the Commonwealth of Nations in October 1987, there was no full honours system until 1995. However, in 1988 the Fiji Republic Medal was established with a military and civil division. The medal was awarded for meritorious and faithful service in the military, disciplined services, or civil service. For Fijian civilians, the medal was awarded for outstanding public service to Fiji. In 1995 with the passage of the Honours and Awards Act, 1995 established the Order of Fiji and a system of civil, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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