Governor-General of Fiji

Governor-General of Fiji
Coat of Arms of Fiji
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Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, the last Governor-General
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Government House, Suva
Appointer	Queen of Fiji
Precursor	Governor of Fiji
Formation	10 October 1970
First holder	Sir Robert Sidney Foster
Final holder	Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau
Abolished	6 October 1987
Succession	President of Fiji

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Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent Dominion in the Commonwealth in 1970. Queen Elizabeth II remained the Monarch, holding the title of Queen of Fiji until 1987, when she formally abdicated following two military coups. From 1874 to 1987 the Monarch's functions were exercised in Fiji by his or her representative, the Governor (up to 1970), and, following independence, by the Governor-General.

In 1987, the position of governor-general was replaced with a President of Fiji following the 1987 coups d'état led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.

List of Governors-General of Fiji (1970–1987)[]

Governor-General of Fiji
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Monarch
			Took office	Left office
Dominion of Fiji
1.	Sir Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005)		10 October 1970	13 January 1973	Elizabeth II
2.	Ratu Sir George Cakobau (1912–1989)		13 January 1973	12 February 1983
3.	Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau (1918–1993)		12 February 1983	6 October 1987

See also[]

• Governor of Fiji
• List of heads of state of Fiji
• Monarchy of Fiji
• President of Fiji