Ratu ''Ratu'' () is an Austronesian title used by male Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, ''adi'' (pronounced ), is used by females of chiefly rank. In the Malay language, the title ''ratu'' is also the traditional honorific title to re ...

Meli Bainimarama (24 September 1945 – 30 November 2015) was a

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, who served as

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(CEO) of the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests. Prior to this appointment, reported by

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on 25 May 2006, he was CEO of the Fijian Affairs Ministry. Some reports in December 2006, however, indicated that he was still in charge of the Fijian Affairs Ministry. On 13 December 2006, he was also named Acting CEO of the

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(FAB) by his younger brother,

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Commander

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Frank Bainimarama Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama (Fijian: ʃoˈsɛia βoˈreŋɡe mbɛiniˈmarama born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian politician and former naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst ...

, who had seized power in a

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on 5 December. As Acting CEO of the FAB, he succeeded

Adi Adi or ADI may refer to: Names and titles * Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa * Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages * Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chie ...

Litia Qionibaravi, who was dismissed for alleged noncooperation with the military regime. In his new role, Bainimarama supervised the workings of the Secretariat of the

Great Council of Chiefs The Great Council of Chiefs ''(Bose Levu Vakaturaga'' in Fijian) was a constitutional body in Fiji from 1876 to March 2012. In April 2007, the council was suspended, due to an unworkable relationship with Frank Bainimarama, leader of an "interi ...

and of the fourteen

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. The Fijian Affairs Board officially appointed Bainimarama as its chief executive officer on 29 January 2007, but as part of a reorganization of the civil service by the interim government, Bainimarama was dismissed, along with twenty-two other Chief Executive Officers, on 21 January 2007 after just one day holding the position formally. He was one of four terminated to be re-employed immediately, as a consultant advising the FAB. Bainimarama hailed from the village of Kiuva, in the Kaba Peninsula,

Tailevu Province Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. Overview One of the eight provinces based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, Tailevu's 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island along with some central areas. At the 2017 ...

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