X-Nico

unusual facts about Father of the Nation



Chunxilu

The central area contains a small public square with a statue of Father of the Nation, Mr Sun Yat-sen, next to a Häagen-Dazs shop.

Epeli Nailatikau I

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, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.


see also

Bapu

Mahatma Gandhi, officially honored as Bapu (Father) of the Nation of India

Gandhi Maidan

The pedestal includes inscriptions and images highlighting milestones in Gandhi's life including the Dandi March in 1930, Quit India Movement in 1942, Champaran Satyagraha in 1917, and an image of Charkha symbolizing the call for self-rule by the Father of the Nation.

M. A. Wazed Miah

Dr. Wazed Miah married Sheikh Hasina, elder daughter of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on November 17, 1967, when Sheikh Mujib was in jail awaiting the trial of Agartala Case brought against him for "conspiring to secede from Pakistan".