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8 unusual facts about Lami


Akbar A'lami

He is well known for his direct criticism of both the Iranian leadership and the Guardian Council.

Fijian municipal election, 2005

The results were considered a disappointment for the United Fiji Party (SDL); their first-ever win in Lami was more than off-set by their defeat in Nasinu, whose population is much larger.

The Mayoralty changed hands in six municipalities, as party political control changed hands in the Councils of Lami, Labasa, Levuka, Savusavu, and Nasinu.

Josefa Iloilo

The Great Council of Chiefs met at the Tradewinds Convention Centre in Lami on 8 March and re-elected Iloilo to another five-year term.

Lami F.C.

It is based in Lami, which is a town situated some 10 kilometers from Suva on the island of Viti Levu.

MC Trey

MC Trey, also known as Trey (born Thelma Thomas in Lami, Fiji), is a Fijian Australian vocalist, and hip-hop activist.

Municipal elections in Fiji

A number of other parties operating only at the municipal level contested other town councils, some of them successfully, winning control of councils in Labasa, Lami, Levuka, Nausori, Savusavu, and Tavua.

Pacific Regional Workshop on Leadership Development

The Pacific Regional Workshop on Leadership Development was held in Lami, near Suva, in 2005.


André Guignard

Working at the LAMI of the EPFL with Professor Jean-Daniel Nicoud, he designed and realised in 1977 the first modern computer mouse, that started the successful Logitech diversification.

Basilio Lami Dozo

Basilio Lami Dozo Arturo Ignacio was born into a traditional family in the province of Santiago del Estero who are descendants of immigrants from Syria and Lebanon who came to the Republic of Argentina before the disappearance of the Ottoman Empire after the World War.

Ben Padarath

Padarath's mother, Lavenia Padarath, a well-known Fiji Labour Party politician, criticized him on 29 March 2006 for a speech he had made at the opening of the Lami office of his party, calling for political power to remain with indigenous Fijians.

Khepera mobile robot

The Khepera is a small (5.5 cm) differential wheeled mobile robot that was developed at the LAMI laboratory of Prof. Jean-Daniel Nicoud at EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland) in the mid '90s.

Vanua Balavu

Mere Samisoni Business woman and politician comes from the Village of Lomaloma also including the current Lami Mayor Tevita Vuatalevu who hails from the village of Mavana.


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