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	Burebasaga Confederacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burebasaga is the largest of the three confederacies that comprise Fiji's House of Chiefs, to which all Fijian chiefs belong.
		Lomanikoro, in Rewa Province, is the capital of this confederacy.
		The Roko Tui Dreketi is the Paramount Chief of the Burebasaga Confederacy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burebasaga_Confederacy (217 words)

	Rivalry over traditional office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Tovata is one of the three traditional ethnic Fijian confederacies, the other two being Burebasaga and Kubuna.
		Burebasaga is led by Adi Lala Mara, the wife for former President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
		The head of Kubuna confederacy has been vacant for the past 13 years since the last incumbent died.
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/hot_press/no699.htm (281 words)

	Strategic Marriages
		The seat of this confederacy is at the village of Somosomo on the island of Vanua Levu.
		The chief of this confederacy is the Tui Cakau and this position has also been vacant since the death of Ratu Glanville Lalabalavu late in 1999.
		The largest of the three confederacies comprises the provinces of Rewa, Nadroga, Serua, the island of Kadavu off the coast of Suva, and parts of Ba and Ra.
	maorinews.com /karere/fiji/stratmarr.htm (1504 words)

	www.burebasagatownsville.com - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Burebasaga is the largest of the three confederacies that comprise Fiji's House of chiefs, to which all chiefs belong.
		It consist of the provinces of Rewa Province, Namosi Province, Nadroga, Serua, Kadavu Island of the coast of Suva and parts of Ba and Ra.
		Burebasaga covers the eastern part of the island of Viti Levu as well as parts of the west.
	www.burebasagatownsville.com (184 words)

	Follow the law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The various provinces and confederacies presented their options to the President via the GCC saying the law must be upheld and but at the same time Fijian interests and aspirations be protected at all times.
		Some of the options and suggestions presented by the different provinces and confederacies were: The Kubuna Confederacy said it wanted the President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to use his reserve powers to ensure the Interim Administration remained in power.
		The Burebasaga Confederacy lent its support to the Interim Administration and the BLV Secretariat in their supporting the Court of Appeal decision on the validity of the 1997 Constitution.
	www.ccf.org.fj /news/2001/march/140301a.html (412 words)

	Fiji's Tribal Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		These matanitu or confederacies are in reality different Vanua seeking an alliance for a general purpose.
		The Tovata confederacy is one of the present day social groupings which is still recognised by Fijians - the other two being the Kubuna (led by Bau) and the Burebasaga (led by Rewa) confederacies.
		Each of the 14 provinces of Fiji falls into one of the 3 confederacies, except for Ba which, as indicated, is divided up between Kubuna and Burebasaga.
	www.undp.org.fj /elections/Fiji/hist_fijiwars.htm (311 words)

	Fiji Troubles
		There are Fijian provinces, and traditional Fijian confederacies, but the two military coups of 1987 and the lasty month’s hostage crisis illustrate with disturbing insistence the erosion of indigenous Fijian social order and the fragmentation of indigenous Fijian leadership.
		The problem with prevailing analyses of the political situation in Fiji is the notion that the conflict is between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians.
		Ratu Mara’s leadership draws on the mana of his own chiefly title, Tui Nayau; his wife’s mana, (the Roko Tui Dreketi, from the confederacy of Burebasaga, is the highest chiefly title in the islands); and his close links with a tight elite cohort of European, part-European and Indo-Fijian business interests.
	www.lookinglassdesign.com /wansolwara/docs/52teresia.html (1331 words)

	Tovata Confederacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tovata is one of three confederacies comprising the Fijian House of Chiefs, to which all of Fiji's chiefs belong.
		The village of Somosomo on Taveuni is the current capital of the Tovata Confederacy.
		The Paramount Chief of this confederacy is the Tui Cakau, who is also the paramount chief of Cakaudrove Province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tovata_Confederacy (249 words)

	Fijivillage.com - Fiji's Home on the World Wide Web - Great Council of Chiefs Meeting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The two chiefs were present in the meeting when the members from the three confederacies, Kubuna, Tovata and Burebasaga returned from their individual meetings earlier today.
		That’s Kubuna and Burebasaga is still very capable and in the constitution it states that his eligible for another 5 years and he can only be replaced if he is of unsound mine.
		President Iloilo, who is from the Burebasaga confederacy, has already indicated in a letter to the GCC secretariat that he is available for reappointment.
	www.fijivillage.com /GCC_Meeting/index.shtml (2729 words)

	Fiji TV - Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In a break from tradition, the media was allowed into the council meeting to hear the deliberations as chiefs discussed the reappointments.
		The media was sent inside the meeting room as the GCC Chairman was outlining what had been the result of a four hour discussion amongst chiefs after they met in their respective confederacies.
		The motion for reappointed was moved by the Kubuna Confedarcy and seconded by Burebasaga and Tovata.
	www.fijitv.com.fj /index.cfm?go=tv.resources&cmd=forumview&cbegin=0&uid=fijionenews&cid=5335 (430 words)

	GCC chooses new members for vacant positions - Fiji Government Online
		The Burebasaga confederacy's nominee was delivered by the Rewa chief Ro Epeli Mataitini, nominating Seruwaia Hong Tiy for the FAB board.
		Kubuna confederacy spokeman and Bau chief Ratu Tu'uakitau Cokanauto said that they had nominated Dr Adi Eci Kikau Nabalarua for the FAB post because of her experience and knowledge of such work.
		Tovata Confederacy's Ratu Talemo Ratakele said they would support the names nominated by the Burebasaga for the FAB post and nominated Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere who will be helpful in continuing with the renewal of leases project conducted by his brother, Ratu Aisea.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/page_6820.shtml (379 words)

	constitution
		He expressed his view that the current hostage crisis is mainly a grab for political power by some leaders of Kubuna who have always believed that they should be politically pre-eminent among the indigenous Fijians.
		Thus there was pressure for the resignation of the President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who belongs to the Tovata confederacy.
		Professor Asesela Ravuvu, director of Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific, said traditionally Fijian chiefs were chosen on merit and if the people weren't satisfied with their leadership, they would overthrow or replace the chief.
	www.finitesite.com /salesh/constitution.html (725 words)

	Fiji
		The Kubuna Confederacy covers Tailevu, Bau, and Verata, on the south east side of the main island of Viti Levu.
		This Confederacy is traditionally considered to be the most senior.
		The other two are Burebasaga (covering the rest of Viti Levu), and Tovata, covering Vanua Levu, the Lau Islands, and the Lomaiviti archipelago.
	my-world-guide.com /country/87 (2585 words)

	Govt happy with VP selection Fijilive - Fiji news breaking fiji news elections 2006 fiji government news fiji coup 1987 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Traditionally, Fiji's 14 provinces are divided into the three main confederacies of Kubuna, Burebasaga and Tovata.
		While unwritten in the Constitution, the council of chiefs had taken upon itself to rotate both the positions of president and vice president amongst the three confederacies.
		Incumbent president, Ratu Josefa is from the Burebasaga confederacy, and he replaced the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who was from the Tovata confederacy.
	www.fijilive.com /news/show/news/2004/12/16/16flive01.html (1277 words)

	Cafe Pacific: Asia-Pacific Network: Chiefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		He said that should the subject of confederacy come up, then the position of head of state should be from Burebasaga.
		President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who is the high chief of the Tovata Confederacy, made reference to the issue at hand and the fact that his own province had made a submission on the issue.
		It is also understood that the council heard that they should choose a qualified person as head of state and remain the main criteria for selection.
	www.asiapac.org.fj /cafepacific/resources/aspac/chiefs.html (379 words)

	Nationalism: the other hostage in Fiji's political crisis. 23/05/00. ABC News Online
		There are Fijian provinces, and traditional Fijian confederacies, but the two military coups of 1987 and the current hostage crisis illustrate with disturbing insistence the erosion of indigenous Fijian social order and the fragmentation of indigenous Fijian leadership.
		Ratu Mara was the country's first and only Prime Minister for 17 years since independence in 1970; joined the interim government formed after the military coup of 1987; and later became President of the Republic in 1994.
		His leadership draws on the mana of his own chiefly title, Tui Nayau; his wife's mana, (the Roko Tui Dreketi, from the confederacy of Burebasaga, is the highest chiefly title in the islands); and his close association with a tight elite cohort of European, part-European and Indo-Fijian business interests.
	www.abc.net.au /news/features/stories/s130200.htm (1415 words)

	Pacific Magazine: FIJI: Re-Appointed Ratu Josefa Vows Diligent Service
		According to the Constitution, the appointment of the President and Vice President is made in consultation with the Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
		Meanwhile, the Roko Tui Dreketi Ro Teimumu Kepa yesterday denied she was part of the Burebasaga delegation that approached the people of Vuda in Visesei Village yesterday to ask them to convince Ratu Josefa to step down as President.
		It's the Burebasaga confederacy that has that traditional link to approach the Turaga Tui Vuda," Ro Teimumu said.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=20766 (502 words)

	Fiji Heads
		She had been Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 1952.
		The confederacy covers Rewa, Nadroga, Serua, the Island of Kadavu and Parts of Ba and Ra.
		She was Interim Minister of Women, Culture and Social Welfare 2000-01 and has been Minister of Education since 2001.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Fiji_Heads.htm (832 words)

	Chiefs will respect law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The compromise was reached at the end of a day of sometimes heated discussion.
		Sources said a group which included representatives from the confederacies of Burebasaga and Tovata argued for the upholding of the Court of Appeal ruling but was opposed by a rival faction made up mainly of provinces belonging to the Kubuna Confederacy which sought abrogation of the 1997 Constitution.
		The Kubuna Confederacy refused to budge from its position taken on Monday night where it said the military should take control of the country if the GCC refused to accept that the Constitution be abrogated.
	www.ccf.org.fj /news/2001/march/140301b.html (328 words)

	Moral Archive 16
		Chiefs from the three confederacies in Fiji are expected to present their collective decisions to the Great Council of Chiefs’; meeting tomorrow on the best way forward for Fiji.
		Chiefs from Kubuna, Tovata and Burebasaga confederacies are currently meeting at three different venues.
		Ratu Epeli was nominated by the Burebasaga Confederacy.
	members.fortunecity.com /omegatimes/moral_16.htm (16470 words)

	Time To Talk
		The removal of the Chaudhry Government, the abrogation of the 1997 Fiji Constitution, and the installation of a government dedicated to Fijian ‘paramountcy’ were evidence of Fijian ethno-nationalism, which rapidly moved to sometimes violent conflict between different Fijian groupings.
		The May 2000 clashes exacerbated tensions between ‘east’ and ‘west’, between Viti Levu-based Fijians and ‘islanders’, between the three Fijian confederacies - Burebasaga, Tovata and Kubuna - and between some constituent vanua within these confederacies.
		There was a breakdown of shared understandings about the legitimacy of the elected government, of the 1997 Constitution, of democratic principles, of Fijian traditional leadership, and even of the idea of Fiji as an ongoing unified entity (with serious reassertion of 'western' separatism and proposals for the creation of a fourth confederacy).
	www.abc.net.au /timetotalk/english/opinion/TimeToTalkOpinion_440059.htm (1114 words)

	Thursday - July 22, 2004 - Fiji Government Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		She was paramount chief of Rewa and the head of the Burebasaga confederacy.
		He will hold the chairmanship until the next Council sitting in May 2005 when a new chairman will be appointed for the next three years.
		Ratu Ovini was appointed at the GCC meeting in Suva yesterday with Ro Mataitini, from the Burebasaga Confederacy, as deputy chairman.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/34/2867 (406 words)

	Labour pays tribute to Ro Lady Lala Mara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Fiji Labour Party has always acknowledged the immeasurable sacrifice by Ro Lady Lala Mara and her late husband, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara in their many years of dynamic leadership and invaluable services, not only to the vanua as two high chiefs, but also to all the people of Fiji.
		Ro Lady Lala Mara's passing is indeed a great loss to the family, the confederacy of Burebasaga, the people of Lau, the vanua and all the people of Fiji.
		She has been a pillar and tower of strength not only to her children and family but to the people of Fiji.
	www.flp.org.fj /n040723.htm (213 words)

	PolyCafe Surf Report 2004
		A Fijian chief's tribute to wife RO Lady Lala Mara was a wonderful wife and mother, besides being a very gracious consort and ambassador for Fiji, described the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara of his wife in his memoir The Pacific Way.
		The passing of a Fijian princess SUVA, FIJI : THE death of the former first lady and paramount chief of the Burebasaga confederacy, Ro Lady Lala Mara, has been described as the end of an era.
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	polycafe.com /archive-19.htm (1005 words)

	Fiji Troubles
		The Bauans and their kinsmen from the mainland part of the Kubuna confederacy, which takes in Speight's
		third confederacy, Burebasaga, which takes in some of the western half of the main island.
		backers are not exclusively from his own confederacy.
	lookinglassdesign.com /fijicoupmay2000/june2000/603legacy-theage.html (1147 words)

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