Penaia Ganilau

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Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau GCMG , KCVO , KBE , DSO (born July 28, 1918 in Somosomo on Taveuni , Fiji ; † December 15, 1993 in Washington, DC , United States ) was the first President of the Republic of Fiji. His term of office began on December 8, 1987 and ended prematurely with his death. Previously, he had been Fiji's governor-general since 1983 , legitimately representing the Queen of Fiji, Elizabeth II .

Due to an illness, he had already transferred most of his duties to the Vice President and subsequent President Kamisese Mara in 1992 . Penaia Ganilau died in Washington, DC in the United States, where he was staying due to illness.

literature

  • Daryl Tart : Turaga. The life and times and chiefly authority of Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau. Fiji Times, Suva 1993.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fiji in Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved August 8, 2015.


personal data
SURNAME Ganilau, Penaia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Fijian politician, President of Fiji (1987-1993)
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Taveuni
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1993
Place of death Washington, DC , United States