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	Kubuna Confederacy - Definition, explanation
		Kubuna is one of three confederacies which comprise Fiji's House of Chiefs, to which all of Fiji's chiefs belong.
		The capital of this confederacy is Bau Island in Tailevu Province.
		The paramount chief of Kubuna, who is generally considered to be the highest-ranked chief in Fiji, is the Vunivalu of Bau.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/ku/kubuna_confederacy.php (266 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kubuna Confederacy
		Kubuna is one of three confederacies which comprise Fiji's House of Chiefs, to which all of Fiji's chiefs belong.
		The capital of this confederacy is Bau Island in Tailevu Province.
		The Paramount Chief of Kubuna, who is generally considered to be the highest-ranked chief in Fiji, is the Vunivalu of Bau.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kubuna_Confederacy (236 words)

	House of Chiefs (Fiji) - Definition, explanation
		Moreover, the Great Council of Chiefs, which is charged with choosing 14 of the 32 members of the Fijian Senate, the upper house of the Parliament, normally delegates that task to the fourteen Provincial Councils.
		An anomaly exists in the west of the country, where the provinces of Ba and Ra are split between the confederacies of Kubuna and Burebasaga.
		This does not affect administration, however, as the confederacies and the provinces fulfill different roles, the former being based on the relationship of chiefs and clans, and the latter being formal political entities.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/ho/house_of_chiefs__fiji_.php (684 words)

	Follow the law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		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 Coup 2000: The New Western Confederacy
		They were called Kubuna (grouped around the powerful island kingdom of Bau), Tovata e Viti (formed by a 19th-Century alliance of two smaller confederacies, Cakaudrove and Lau), and Burebasaga (grouped around Rewa).
		The reasoning is that while they may not have the traditional powerful dynasties, such a confederacy would have such economic clout that they would have to be reckoned with.
		Rather, they are seizing the opportunity to move into the next act of their own ongoing campaign, and are attempting to better position themselves for the unstable situation and renewed jockeying for power that will inevitably ensue when the shouting dies down.
	www.justpacific.com /fiji/fijicoup2000/fijiwest.html (1695 words)

	Strategic Marriages
		Traditionally in Kubuna, the title of Vunivalu is bestowed on a male, but not necessarily the son of the deceased Vunivalu.
		The seat of this confederacy is at the village of Somosomo on the island of Vanua Levu.
		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)

	Tailevu
		Bau District includes Bau Island, the seat of the Kubuna Confederacy, one of three traditional chiefly hierarchies in Fiji.
		Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the Vunivalu of Bau, is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji.
		Holders of the title included Seru Epenisa Cakobau, who forged the first nation-state out of the Fiji Islands and established the Kingdom of Viti, having himself crowned as King in 1871 before ceding the islands to the United Kingdom in 1874.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Tailevu (293 words)

	Fiji Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		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.antenna.nl /ecsiep/conflict/fiji/14-3-01.html (1703 words)

	Fijivillage.com - Fiji's Home on the World Wide Web - Great Council of Chiefs Meeting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Ratu Josefa and Ratu Joni were elected unopposed after the Kubuna confederacy forwarded the two nominations to the GCC when it recommenced just after 2 o’clock this afternoon.
		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.
	www.fijivillage.com /GCC_Meeting/index.shtml (2729 words)

	Burebasaga Confederacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lomanikoro, in Rewa Province, is the capital of this confederacy.
		The Roko Tui Dreketi is the Paramount Chief of the Burebasaga Confederacy.
		Unlike the Kubuna and Tovata confederacies, Burebasaga does not require its paramount chief to be a male.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burebasaga_Confederacy (217 words)

	Rivalry over traditional office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tovata is one of the three traditional ethnic Fijian confederacies, the other two being Burebasaga and Kubuna.
		The head of Kubuna confederacy has been vacant for the past 13 years since the last incumbent died.
		The inability to install the head of Kubuna, traditionally called the Vunivalu or warlord, has seen the deterioration in Kubuna's standing in Fiji.
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/hot_press/no699.htm (281 words)

	Tailevu Information
		Bau District includes Bau Island, the seat of the Kubuna Confederacy, one of three traditional chiefly hierarchies in Fiji.
		Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the Vunivalu of Bau, is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji.
		Holders of the title included Seru Epenisa Cakobau, who forged the first nation-state out of the Fiji Islands and established the Kingdom of Viti, having himself crowned as King in 1871 before ceding the islands to the United Kingdom in 1874.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Tailevu (280 words)

	Radio Australia - Pacific Beat - Stories - FIJI: Who will be the interim government's vice president? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		But then you also have to understand how the Council of Chiefs operates, they are divided up into three main confederacies and they always try, it's a hidden rule and maybe not so much that it ought to be followed all the time, but they try to circulate the two positions amongst the three confederacies.
		So of course the President will have the choice of looking for someone from the Kubuna confederacy, similar to Ratu Joni to replace him, and then if he does that then of course the choice is amongst chiefs like Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, who's currently the interim foreign minister.
		And if he decides to give it to the other confederacy of Tovata who Ratu Tevita Mara is from, then of course he'll be a candidate and you'll have people even like Ratu Penaia Ganilau who's also from the Tovata confederacy who can be conceded.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacbeat/stories/s1865740.htm (745 words)

	Fiji's Tribal Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		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)

	Auckland Fiji Community
		A church service for the Kubuna Confederacy was held at the Oranga Primary School Hall, Onehunga, on 13 December 2003.
		It marked the last event for Kubuna this year and was an occassion to reflect on the achievements of the Kubuna Confederacy so far and plans for the coming year.
		E sega ni vanua rawarawa o Kubuna me na davo tu ga ena vosa, na vosa e nodatou na turaga kei na marama ni vanua vakaturaga o Kubuna.
	www.aucklandfiji.org.nz /event_view.asp?eventid=62 (1904 words)

	Western Fiji seeks more say in political situation Asian Political News - Find Articles
		Though Speight and his gang initially claimed to be campaigning for indigenous Fijian rights, most analysts agree the issue is about a regional power struggle with Speight's backers from the Kubuna confederacy wanting more political power.
		Kubuna is one of three traditional Fijian confederacies; the others being Burebasaga and Tovata.
		Kamisese Mara, who stepped aside as president May 29 to allow the military to take control and restore law and order, is seen as the head of Tovata while his wife Lala is the traditional head of Burebasaga.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2000_June_12/ai_62708758 (737 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.
		Fiji is divided into three major confederacies - Kubuna, Burebasaga and Tovata.
		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)

	COUNCIL OF CHIEFS TO CONSIDER COUP IMMUNITY - December 21, 2006
		The GCC invited the traditional leaders of the three confederacies of Kubuna, Tovata and Burebasaga.
		Adi Samanunu Talakuli represented the family of the Vunivalu, the traditional head of the Kubuna confederacy.
		"Discussions were later taken up to the confederacy or matanitu vanua level." She said this would continue today and a resolution should be made public after the meeting.
	pidp.eastwestcenter.org /pireport/2006/December/12-21-fj02.htm (770 words)

	Your Comments: Ba wants confederacy - Fiji Times Online
		The formation of a Ba confederacy and be represented in the GCC is crucial for Fiji to move forward as a nation.
		It is not the fourth confederacy we now thinking of we should slice and move another step up to provincial governments vs the central government to supplement the 4 confederacies.
		The idea is to have a Ba confederacy voice and vote in the GCC where matters of national importance is concerned.
	www.fijitimes.com /storyComment.aspx?id=60919 (9253 words)

	Fiji Troubles
		Fiji's coup leaders believe it is Kubuna's turn to lead Fiji and the Fijians, according to political analyst Jone Dakuvula
		Kubuna is one of three traditional Fijian confederacies.
		However this may not be the only reason as a number of politicians from Tovata and Burebasaga confederacies are alo
	www.lookinglassdesign.com /fijicoupmay2000/may2000/28-misc-FL.html (1321 words)

	Ecsiep - Advocating the Pacific - Update 29 December 2004
		Traditionally, Fiji's 14 provinces are divided into the three main confederacies of Kubuna, Burebasaga and Tovata.
		Incumbent president, Ratu Josefa is from the Burebasaga confederacy, and he replaced the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who was from the Tovata confederacy.
		Former holder of the office, Ratu Jope Seniloli was from Kubuna, but he resigned on November 26, the day he was released from prison by the Attorney General Qoriniasi Bale under controversial circumstances.
	www.ecsiep.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=251&Itemid=92 (7194 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)

	Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		These are often said to be agglomerations of provinces, but as the latter were a colonial imposition, the boundaries do not coincide exactly, and the Provinces of Ba and Ra are each split between two Confederacies.
		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.
	my-world-guide.com /country/87 (2585 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lomaiviti
		This debt was one of the factors contributing to Cakobau's decision to ceded Fiji to the United Kingdom in 1874, just three years after achieving his decades-long dream of uniting Fiji's myriad islands and tribes under his authority.
		Administratively, it forms part of Fiji's Eastern Division and of the Kubuna Confederacy, one of three traditional chiefly hierarchies in Fiji.
		Well-known natives of Lomaiviti include Simione Kaitani, a former Minister (2001-2006) in the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and, as of June 2006, the manager of government business in the House of Representatives as Leader of the House.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lomaiviti (338 words)

	Solution in sight - Fiji Times Online
		The GCC invited the traditional leaders of the three confederacies of Kubuna, Tovata and Burebasaga.
		Adi Samanunu Talakuli represented the family of the Vunivalu, the traditional head of the Kubuna confederacy.
		"Discussions were later taken up to the confederacy or matanitu vanua level." She said this would continue today and a resolution should be made public after the meeting.
	www.fijitimes.com /story.aspx?id=53888 (1007 words)

	Pacific Magazine: FIJI: Great Council of Chiefs Re-Appoints President and Vice President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Ratu Josefa had late last year hinted he wanted to step down but earlier this year indications emerged that he wanted to continue.
		The motion to reappoint the pair was brought forward by the Kubuna Confederacy, one of the three traditional grouping of provinces.
		The chiefs split into their confederacies – the other two being Tovata and Burebasaga – in the morning and deliberated for two hours.
	www.pacificislands.cc /news/2006/03/08/fiji--great-council-of-chiefs-re-appoints-president-and-vice-president (255 words)

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