Tui Namosi
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Tui Namosi (Ratu Matanitobua) 1860's
The Tui Namosi is a chiefly title held by the Paramount Chief of Namosi Province[1] on the main island of Viti Levu, Fiji.
Titles History[]
The clan's progenitor was the vunivalu at the Yavutu of Nabukebuke at Wailase in the highlands. Under the leadership of Robatiratu's sons and , the clan then moved to , Mount Voma where they built a village on the left bank of the River and called it Namosi. The Vunivalu of the Nabukebuke clan was also installed Tui Namosi at this village.
Current Title Holder[]
The current Tui Namosi is Ratu Suliano Matanitobua.[2]
Footnotes[]
References[]
- From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath, by Jonathan Fraenkel, Stewart Firth, Published by ANU E Press
- The Cyclopedia of Fiji: A Complete Historical and Commercial Review of Fiji,Published 1984 by R. McMillan, Fiji, 332 pages, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 3 Apr 2007
- The Pacific Way: A Memoir, By Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, University of Hawaii Press, 1997
- The Journal of the Polynesian Society, By Polynesian Society (N. Z.), Published 1943.
External links[]
- Reference to Tui Namosi[permanent dead link] on Fiji Government Online
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