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	Epeli Ganilau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ganilau first aired his opposition to the bill on 4 May 2005, saying that it was an unwarranted interference in the judicial process and represented a naïve and uncaring attitude to people who had suffered as a result of the coup.
		Ganilau was a guest speaker at the Lautoka conference of the Fiji Labour Party, with which his own party is considering forming a coalition to contest the general election scheduled for 2006, on 30 July 2005.
		Ganilau hails from the village of Somosomo, in Taveuni.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Epeli_Ganilau (2428 words)

	Penaia Ganilau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918-15 December 1993) was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 till his death.
		Ganilau was educated at Northern Provincial School, Queen Victoria Memorial School and Wadham College, Oxford University, whence he graduated from the Devonshire Course for administration officers in 1946.
		A scion of the chiefly Ai Sokula clan, Ganilau was installed in 1988 as the fourteenth Tui Cakau, the traditional ruler of Cakaudrove Province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penaia_Ganilau (732 words)

	Epeli Ganilau -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ganilau previously served as (The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization) Chairman of the (Click link for more info and facts about Bose Levu Vakaturaga (Great Council of Chiefs)) Bose Levu Vakaturaga (Great Council of Chiefs), a position he held from 3 May 2001 to 21 July 2004.
		Ganilau is the son of the late (Click link for more info and facts about Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau) Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, the first President of the Republic of Fiji (1987-1993).
		Ganilau said this policy was "divisive and a travesty of good governance and responsible leadership in a multiracial country like Fiji." He called on his fellow- (A person who is in charge) chiefs to take a stand against what he considered a move to pit indigenous Fijians against other races.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ep/Epeli_Ganilau.htm (934 words)

	Penaia Ganilau -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918-15 December 1993) was the first (The chief executive of a republic) President of (An independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands) Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 till his death.
		Ganilau was educated at Northern Provincial School, Queen Victoria Memorial School and (Click link for more info and facts about Wadham College) Wadham College, (A university in England) Oxford University, whence he graduated from the Devonshire Course for administration officers in 1946.
		Ganilau was married three times, and had two daughters and six sons, of whom one, (Click link for more info and facts about Ratu Epeli Ganilau) Ratu Epeli Ganilau, has followed in his footsteps by pursuing a political career of his own.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pe/Penaia_Ganilau.htm (945 words)

	Ratu Epeli Ganilau Biography
		Ganilau was elected Chairman of the Bose Levu Vakaturanga in 2001, after the previous Chairman, Sitiveni Rabuka stepped down amid accusations that he may have been involved in the coup d'état that deposed Fiji's elected government in May 2000.
		Ganilau is the son of the late Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, the first President of the Republic of Fiji (1987-1992).
		He is married to, and has two sons and two daughters with, Adi Ateca Mara, the eldest daughter of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the founding father of modern Fiji.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Ganilau_Ratu_Epeli.html (179 words)

	Epeli Ganilau - Encyclopedia, History and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ganilau previously served as Chairman of the Bose Levu Vakaturaga (Great Council of Chiefs), a position he held from 3 May 2001 to 21 July 2004.
		Ganilau was appointed to the Bose Levu Vakaturaga in 1999, as one of six representative of the Fijian government.
		In 2001, he became the representative of the Cakaudrove Province Provincial Council, rather than the government, and was subsequently elected Chairman after his predecessor, Sitiveni Rabuka, stepped down amid accusations that he may have been involved in the coup d'état that deposed Fiji's elected government in May 2000.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Epeli_Ganilau (1157 words)

	Epeli Ganilau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ganilau became Commander of the Fiji Military Forces in 1987, retiring in 1998 with the rank of Brigadier General.
		Information Minister had criticized Ganilau for his public calls for the resignation of Vice-President Ratu Jope Seniloli, who is currently (2004) on trial for suspected involvement in the 2000 coup.
		In a speech to the on 28 April 2005, Ganilau called for a sense of national unity to be built by an emphasis on common values, shared by Indo-Fijians as well as indigenous Fijians.
	kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Epeli_Ganilau (1365 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Penaia Ganilau
		A scion of the chiefly Ai Sokula clan, Ganilau was the traditional ruler of Cakaudrove province, with the title of Tui Cakau.
		Ganilau was educated at Northern Provincial School, Queen Victoria Memorial School and Wadham College, Oxford University, whence he graduated in 1946.
		In 1973, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, a position he was to hold for the next decade; during this time, he also served as Minister for Home Affairs (1975-1983) and as Minister for Fijian Affairs and Rural Development (1977-1983).
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Penaia_Ganilau (832 words)

	Penaia Ganilau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ratu Ganilau was Governor General at the time of the 1987coups carried out by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
		Attempting to uphold the constitution, Ganilau tried to return Fiji to parliamentary democracy, but a second coup forced him toresign as Governor-General on 15 October 1987, thus severing Fiji’s links to the British Monarchy.
		Prior to hisappointment as Governor-General, Ganilau served as a member of Parliament since 1963, and as a Cabinet Minister.
	www.therfcc.org /penaia-ganilau-252859.html (399 words)

	Colour, Class and Custom: Section Five
		Ganilau, says Scarr, had been warned by the Movement of its plans to bring down the Coalition through a 'civilian coup' (1988a:65) and Rabuka has said that he told Ganilau on 9 May that 'if he did not stage a political coup, I would stage a military coup' (quoted, ibid.:69).
		Ganilau's possible underlying support for Rabuka's actions conflicted, however, with his responsibilities as governor-general, about which Fiji's judiciary were anxious to remind him.
		Ganilau's stand during Rabuka's second intervention notwithstanding,[65] he has demonstrated a broad support for the coup's aims, to the extent that he is now president of the Republic of Fiji.
	speedysnail.com /pacific/fiji_coup/section5.html (5692 words)

	Epeli Ganilau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ganilau was elected Chairman of the Bose Levu Vakaturanga in 2001, after the previous Chairman, Sitiveni Rabuka steppeddown amid accusations that he may have been involved in the coupd'état that deposed Fiji's elected government in May 2000.
		Ganilau is the son of the late Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, thefirst President of the Republic of Fiji (1987-1992).
		He is married to, and has two sons and two daughters with, Adi Ateca Mara, the eldest daughterof Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the founding father of modern Fiji.He became Army Chief of Staff in 1987, retiring in 1998 with the rank of Brigadier General.
	www.therfcc.org /epeli-ganilau-162608.html (169 words)

	Penaia Ganilau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ratu Ganilau era general del gobernador a la hora de los 1987 coups realizados por el teniente coronel Sitiveni Rabuka.
		El procurar mantener la constitución, Ganilau intentó volver Fiji a la democracia parlamentaria, pero un segundo coup lo forzó dimitir como Gobernador-General el 15 de octubre de 1987, así separando los eslabones de Fiji a la monarquía británica.
		Ganilau fue casado tres veces, y tenía dos hijas y seis hijos, de quienes uno, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, ha seguido en sus pasos en perseguir una carrera política sus el propios.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/pe/Penaia%20Ganilau.htm (449 words)

	List of Presidents of Fiji
		Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
		The last Governor General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, became the first President.
		Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau : 5 December 1987 - 15 December 1993
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_presidents_of_fiji.html (103 words)

	Epeli Ganilau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ratu Epeli Ganilau (llevado el 10 de octubre de 1951) es soldado y un estadista de Fijian, que sirvió como presidente del Bose Levu Vakaturaga (gran consejo de jefes) a partir la 2001 a 2004.
		Ganilau es el hijo del último sir Penaia Ganilau, el primer presidente de Ratu de la república de Fiji (1987-1993).
		Ganilau hizo alusión que él sí mismo desempeñaría un papel en el restablecimiento de la alianza, y se especula que la decisión para expulsarlo de la dirección del gran consejo de jefes se pudo haber pensado para evitar que él use al consejo como plataforma de la cual avanzar sus propias ambiciones políticas.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ep/Epeli%20Ganilau.htm (591 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sitiveni Rabuka
		When, however, Ganilau attempted to reinstate the abrogated constitution, Rabuka carried out a second coup on 28 September that year.
		Ganilau and Mara did not feel strong enough to dismiss Rabuka, but the public support they enjoyed as high chiefs was such that he did not feel strong enough to depose them.
		Following the adoption in 1990 of a new Constitution that guaranteed ethnic Fijian domination of the political system, Rabuka was chosen to lead the newly-formed Fijian Political Party in 1991.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sitiveni_Rabuka (1644 words)

	Penaia Ganilau : Penaia Ganilau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In his letter of resignation, addressed to Queen Elizabeth II, Ganilau wrote: “With humble duty, I wish to submit to you the following advice, acting in my capacity as your representative in Fiji.
		With deepest respect, Penaia Ganilau, Governor-General.” On 8 December 1987, Ratu Ganilau was appointed the first ever President of the new Republic of Fiji.
		Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia pl:Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau
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	Fiji - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 1970 Constitution was suspended and the then Governor — General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau described the seizure as unlawful and declared Fiji a state of public emergency.
		Rabuka later named 16 people to his Council of Ministers which lasted eight days, and was replaced by a 19-member Council of Advisers of the Governor — Genera, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau described the seizure as unlawful and declared Fiji a state of public emergency.
		The President, in turn, invited the former Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara th be Prime Minister, to form an interim government and to steer the country through the following five years until the first general election of the Republic under the new Constitution which was promulgated on 25 July, 1990.
	www.appf.org.pe /countries/fiji/history.htm (608 words)

	Print Article: Queen still chief of Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs has declared that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is still Queen of Fiji, council chairman Epeli Ganilau said yesterday.
		Mr Ganilau said the royal "Tui Viti" and the "Vunivalu" titles had been bestowed upon the English throne in a traditional installation procedure in 1902 and confirmed in 1937.
		"Her status is on record; there is no doubt that she remains so because to relinquish the title or have it removed requires another traditional ceremony and that has never been done," said Mr Ganilau, whose father Penaia Ganilau was the first Governor-General after independence in 1970.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/11/20/1037697676385.html (274 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - List of Presidents of Fiji
		Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka, who had masterminded the coups, formed an interim administration, exercising the powers of the presidency but without taking the title, styling himself Head of the Interim Military Government instead.
		On 5 December that year, the last Governor General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, was appointed the first President.
		In the constitutional upheaval of 2000, following the forced resignation of President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara on 29 May, Commodore Frank Bainimarama styled himself Head of the Interim Military Government (as had Rabuka in 1987), until Ratu Josefa Iloilo was appointed President on 13 July.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/List_of_Presidents_of_Fiji (207 words)

	Fiji - A New Order
		Ganilau is another son-in-law of Ratu Mara, a former commander of the FMF, and the son of former Deputy PM, and former Governor General, the late Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau.
		Although not of chiefly status himself, he is highly respected by his chiefs and people, who often seek his advice.
		There is a new national leadership being prepared in Fiji, and these will be some of the key players who will fill the political vacuum left by the generation represented by Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the late Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, and the late Ratu Sir George Cakobau.
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	Kamisese Mara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following his retirement as Prime Minister, Mara was elected to the Vice-Presidency in June 1992, and became Acting President soon after, when the ailing President Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau was incapacitated.
		In what politicians called "a coup within a coup," Ratu Mara was whisked away on a warship on May 28, where he was allegedly approached by a group of present and former military and police officers and ordered to suspend the Constitution.
		Mara's daughter, Adi Ateca Ganilau (wife of Ratu Epeli Ganilau) appeared support Bainimarama's claims in a statement on 10 January 2005, saying that her father had resigned and had refused to return because he was upset by the abrogation of the Constitution.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Kamisese_Mara.htm (3649 words)

	GCC replaces Rabuka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ratu Epeli Ganilau was elected without any opposition this morning when the GCC met.
		He is the son of Cakaudrove High Chief and former President Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, and is the son-in-law of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
		Ratu Epeli was invited to the GCC meeting as a nominee of the Qarase regime Minister for Fijian Affairs.
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/hot_press/no565.htm (178 words)

	Colour, Class and Custom: Section One
		Initial problems, which arose when the governor-general, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, condemned the coup and refused to swear in Rabuka's Council, were more or less resolved within a week.
		By then Ganilau had dismissed the released Bavadra government, dissolved parliament, granted amnesty from prosecution to Rabuka and his men, and sworn in a Council of Advisors almost all of whom met with Rabuka's approval.
		There are two sub-categories of specific interest: the specific interests of individuals, such as Rabuka, Mara, and Ganilau; and the specific interests of organizations, both internal and external to Fiji, such as the Alliance, the military, and the CIA.
	www.speedysnail.com /pacific/fiji_coup/section1.html (4192 words)

	Royal Visit to Fiji, 1954
		Waiting for the arrival of the Royal party on Suva Wharf,, wearing white bark-cloth (masi), Adi Mei Ganilau, the daughter of Ratu Penaia Ganilau, paramount chief of Cakaudrove
		Adi Mei is the daughter of, and her mother was the wife of, Ratu Penaia Ganilau, who would later become Governor, and then inaugural President, of Fiji.
		This one, and one carried by the Queen at the Royal Ball, were made by Mrs Edna Willoughby.
	www.justpacific.com /fiji/fijiphotos/qe2 (490 words)

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