Tui Namosi
Encyclopedia
The "Tui Namosi" is a chiefly Title of the Fiji
Islands and is the title held by the Paramount Chief
of the Province of Namosi
on the Main Island of Viti Levu
.Robatiratu was the vunivalu at the yavutu of Nabukebuke at Wailase in the Wainimala highlands. Under the leadership of Ronawaqaliva and his brother Rodrodrolagi, the clan then moved to Nairairaikinabukebuke, Mount Voma where they built a village on the left bank of the Waidina river and called it Namosi. The Vunivalu of the Nabukebuke clan was also installed Tui Namosi at this village.
The Current Tui Namosi is Ratu Suliano Matanitobua
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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...
Islands and is the title held by the Paramount Chief
Paramount chief
A paramount chief is the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a regional or local polity or country typically administered politically with a chief-based system. This definition is used occasionally in anthropological and archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple...
of the Province of Namosi
Namosi
Namosi is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces, and one of eight based in Viti Levu, the largest island. Located to the west of Suva, the Province covers 570 square kilometers...
on the Main Island of Viti Levu
Viti Levu
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.- Geography and economy :...
.Robatiratu was the vunivalu at the yavutu of Nabukebuke at Wailase in the Wainimala highlands. Under the leadership of Ronawaqaliva and his brother Rodrodrolagi, the clan then moved to Nairairaikinabukebuke, Mount Voma where they built a village on the left bank of the Waidina river and called it Namosi. The Vunivalu of the Nabukebuke clan was also installed Tui Namosi at this village.
The Current Tui Namosi is Ratu Suliano Matanitobua
Suliano Matanitobua
Ro Suliano Matanitobua is a Fijian chief and politician, who currently serves as Minister of State for Fijian Affairs. He was first appointed to the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000....
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