Ratu Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau Tui Cakau [66370]
- Born: 28 Jul 1918, Taveuni, Fiji, Pacific Islands
- Marriage (1): Adi Veniana Bale [66609]
- Marriage (2): Adi Yavaca Laisa Delaisomosomo [66584] on 8 Mar 1949
- Marriage (3): Adi Lady Asilina Davila [66369] in 1975
- Partnership (4): Lokoloko Dimuri [66612]
- Died: 15 Dec 1993, Washington DC, USA at age 75
- Buried: Taveuni, Fiji, Pacific Islands
 General Notes:
14th Tui Cakau 1988/1993
Roko Tui Cakaudrove 1956/1993
3rd and last Governor General of Fiji [12.2.1983] - [15.10.1987]
1st President of Fiji [8.12.1987] - [15.12.1993]
From the chiefly Ai Sokula clan of Cakaudrove. D.S.O. [cr.1956], O.B.E. [cr.1960], C.M.G. [cr.1968], C.V.O. [cr.1970], K.B.E. [cr.1974], K.C.V.O. [cr.1982], G.C.M.G. [cr.1983], and E.D. (Hon.) [cr.1974]
Educated at Provincial School, Northern, Queen Victoria Memorial School and Wadham College, Oxford University 1946. Joined the Colonial Administration Service in 1947; District Officer 1948/53; Service with the Fiji Military Forces 1953/56 retaini ng rank of Temp. Lt.-Col. 1956, Hon. Colonel 2nd Battalion (Territorial) FIR 1973; Deputy Secretary for Fijian Affairs 1961; Minister for Fijian Affairs and Local Government 1965/1970; Minister for Home Affairs, Lands and Mineral Resources 1970/19 72; Minister for Communications, Works and Tourism 1972/1973; Deputy Prime Minister 1973/1983; Minister for Home Affairs 1975/1983 and Fijian Affairs and Rural Development 1977/1983; Member of the House of Representatives , Council of Ministers an d Legislative Council; Chairman of Fijian Affairs Board, Fijian Development Fund Board, Native Land Trust Board, Great Council of Chiefs; interests include Rugby Football (rep 1938/39), Member of the Defence Club (Fiji).
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i21.html#I21
Research Notes:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/fiji/vunivalu.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i21.html#I21
Source : Who's Who in Fiji 1990
Source : Harris M. Lentz III ; Heads of States and Governments ; McFarland & Co,Inc. 1994 N
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Roko Tui Cakaudrove, 1956. Roko Tui Cakaudrove 1956/1993
• Acceded: Governor General of Fiji, 2 Dec 1983. 3rd and last Governor General of Fiji [12.2.1983] - [15.10.1987]
• Acceded: President of Fiji, 12 Aug 1987. 1st President of Fiji [8.12.1987] - [15.12.1993]
• Acceded: Tui Cakau, 1988. 14th Tui Cakau 1988/1993
Penaia married Adi Veniana Bale [66609] [MRIN: 551619472], daughter of Mosese Cagilaba [66610] and Taraivini Raba [66611].
Penaia next married Adi Yavaca Laisa Delaisomosomo [66584] [MRIN: 551619464], daughter of Livai Yavaca Delaisomosomo [66585] and Adi Sivo [66586], on 8 Mar 1949.
Penaia next married Adi Lady Asilina Davila [66369] [MRIN: 551619385], daughter of Ratu Kitione Lalakomacoi [66368] and Adi Kacaraini Loaloakubou [66367], in 1975.
Penaia had a relationship with Lokoloko Dimuri [66612] [MRIN: 551619474].
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