Alipate Vuate Sikivou (died 5 September 1970) was a

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an politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1966 until his death in 1970.

Biography

The younger brother of politician Semesa Sikivou, Alipate entered the civil service in 1945. He joined the Territorial Forces in 1948, before fully enlisting in the army in 1951. In 1952 he began a tour of duty in

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as part of the

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.Mr. Alipate Sikivou
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', October 1970, p139 After being discharged from the army, he became clerk of the Native Lands Commission and later executive officer of the Fijian Affairs Board. In the 1966 general elections he contested the Rewa–Suva seat as the Alliance Party candidate, and was elected to the Legislative Council. He had a

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in January 1970, and died in hospital in Suva in September. His death led to the 1970 Rewa–Suva by-election.

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