Penaia Ganilau

Personal details

A scion of the chiefly Ai Sokula clan, Ganilau was installed in 1988 as the fourteenth Tui Cakau, the traditional ruler of Cakaudrove Province. As such, he was recognized as the paramount chief of the Tovata Confederacy, covering much of northern and eastern Fiji, making him one of the three highest-ranking chiefs in the Fijian peerage.

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1988 - Tui Cakau - Cakaudrove Province - Tovata Confederacy - Peerage

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Ganilau was married three times, and had two daughters and six sons, of whom one, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, has followed in his footsteps by pursuing a political career of his own. As a statesman, Ganilau was regarded as a moderate conservative, upholding the traditions of the chiefly system but embracing modern political institutions. He died at the age of 75 on 15 December 1993 in Washington, D.C., where he was receiving medical treatment.

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Ratu Epeli Ganilau - 15 December - 1993 - Washington, D.C.

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before=Ratu Sir George Cakobau | title=Governor-General of Fiji | after=— | years=1983—1987}}

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Ratu Sir George Cakobau - Governor-General of Fiji

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