Josaia Tavaiqia
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Ratu
Sir Josaia Tavaiqia (1931-17 November 1997) was a Fiji
an chief
who served as one of two Vice-President of Fiji from 1990 until his death in 1997. (From 1990 to 1999, Fiji had two Vice-Presidents concurrently).
Tavaiqia, who held the chiefly title of Tui Vuda
, or Paramount Chief of Vuda, one of the subdivisions of Ba Province, died on 17 November 1997 at the age of 66. He was succeeded, both as Tui Vuda and as Vice-President by Ratu Josefa Iloilo
.
Tavaiqia was a civil servant before he ventured into politics, serving as a cabinet minister in the Ratu Mara Administration in the 1970s-1980s.
He was better known for his efforts to improve the livelihoods of the people of the Ba Province. During his tenure as Minister for Forests, Tavaiqia negotiated with landowners to lease marginal land with little use for any agricultural development to the Fiji Pine Commission and later Fiji Pine Limited.
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
Sir Josaia Tavaiqia (1931-17 November 1997) was a Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an chief
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
who served as one of two Vice-President of Fiji from 1990 until his death in 1997. (From 1990 to 1999, Fiji had two Vice-Presidents concurrently).
Tavaiqia, who held the chiefly title of Tui Vuda
Tui Vuda
Tui Vuda is the traditional title of the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast. Currently, the former president of Fiji, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda holds the title.-References:*...
, or Paramount Chief of Vuda, one of the subdivisions of Ba Province, died on 17 November 1997 at the age of 66. He was succeeded, both as Tui Vuda and as Vice-President by Ratu Josefa Iloilo
Josefa Iloilo
Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ was the President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 until 4 January 2007 . He held the traditional title of Tui Vuda, the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast...
.
Tavaiqia was a civil servant before he ventured into politics, serving as a cabinet minister in the Ratu Mara Administration in the 1970s-1980s.
He was better known for his efforts to improve the livelihoods of the people of the Ba Province. During his tenure as Minister for Forests, Tavaiqia negotiated with landowners to lease marginal land with little use for any agricultural development to the Fiji Pine Commission and later Fiji Pine Limited.