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unusual facts about Fijian people


B. D. Lakshman

In 1953, differences arose between Ayodhya Prasad and B.D. Lakshman, who was now the Vice President of the Kisan Sangh, regarding payment to the Fijian landowners to obtain land to construct a building for the Kisan Sangh.


James Ah Koy

In 1991–1993, he led a legal challenge to the law requiring all multiracial people to register on the General Electors' roll, which enrolls all Fijian citizens who are neither indigenous nor of Indian or Rotuman ancestry.

Josateki Nawalowalo

On 29 March 2006, Nawalowalo expressed interest in contesting the Kadavu Fijian Communal Constituency for the ruling Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party (SDL), but ended up withdrawing in favour of the incumbent, Konisi Yabaki.

Josefa Dimuri

A former Fiji Times journalist, Dimuri contested the Macuata Fijian Communal Constituency on behalf of then-Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's Fijian Political Party (SVT), but was defeated by the Christian Democratic Alliance candidate, Poseci Bune.

Kaminieli Aria

Kaminieli Tako Aria (born (date unknown) at Nadi, Fiji; died circa 1967 in Fiji) was a Fijian cricketer.

Mick Beddoes

In mid-2003, Beddoes responded to rising interest among indigenous and Indo- Fijians by announcing that membership of his party, which had been confined to minority groups like Europeans, Chinese, and Banaban Islanders, would now be open to all races, and that the party would contest all 71 seats in the House of Representatives in the next parliamentary election, scheduled for 2006.

Military–church relations in Fiji

On 1 October 2005, Commodore Bainimarama warned the Methodist Church, to which some two-thirds of indigenous Fijians belong, that their support for the Unity Bill would jeopardize their right to supply chaplains to Fijian soldiers performing United Nations peacekeeping duties in the Middle East.

Parliament of Fiji Islands

The remaining 46 are reserved for Fiji's ethnic communities and are elected from communal electoral rolls: 23 Fijians, 19 Indo-Fijians, 1 Rotuman, and 3 "General electors" (Europeans, Chinese, and other minorities).

Sakiusa Sing

Born on Koro Island of Fijian and Chinese descent, Sing was considered a pioneer of Catholic education in Fiji.

Semi Ravouvou

Semi Ravouvou Ravouvou (born (date unknown) at Saunaka, Nadi; died circa 1967 at Saunaka, Nadi) was a Fijian cricketer.


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