Ratu Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau, Tui Cakau

1918 - 1993  (75 years)

• Name	Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau
  Prefix	Ratu
  Suffix	Tui Cakau
  Birth	28 Jul 1918	Taveuni, Fiji, Pacific Islands
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1956
  	Roko Tui Cakaudrove
  	Roko Tui Cakaudrove 1956/1993
  Acceded	2 Dec 1983
  	Governor General of Fiji
  	3rd and last Governor General of Fiji [12.2.1983] - [15.10.1987]
  Acceded	12 Aug 1987
  	President of Fiji
  	1st President of Fiji [8.12.1987] - [15.12.1993]
  Acceded	1988
  	Tui Cakau
  	14th Tui Cakau 1988/1993
  Death	15 Dec 1993	Washington DC, USA
  Burial	Taveuni, Fiji, Pacific Islands
  Notes	14th Tui Cakau 1988/1993 Roko Tui Cakaudrove 1956/1993 3rd and last Governor General of Fiji [12.2.1983] - [15.10.1987] 1st President of Fiji [8.12.1987] - [15.12.1993] From the chiefly Ai Sokula clan of Cakaudrove. D.S.O. [cr.1956], O.B.E. [cr.1960], C.M.G. [cr.1968], C.V.O. [cr.1970], K.B.E. [cr.1974], K.C.V.O. [cr.1982], G.C.M.G. [cr.1983], and E.D. (Hon.) [cr.1974] Educated at Provincial School, Northern, Queen Victoria Memorial School and Wadham College, Oxford University 1946. Joined the Colonial Administration Service in 1947; District Officer 1948/53; Service with the Fiji Military Forces 1953/56 retaini ng rank of Temp. Lt.-Col. 1956, Hon. Colonel 2nd Battalion (Territorial) FIR 1973; Deputy Secretary for Fijian Affairs 1961; Minister for Fijian Affairs and Local Government 1965/1970; Minister for Home Affairs, Lands and Mineral Resources 1970/19 72; Minister for Communications, Works and Tourism 1972/1973; Deputy Prime Minister 1973/1983; Minister for Home Affairs 1975/1983 and Fijian Affairs and Rural Development 1977/1983; Member of the House of Representatives , Council of Ministers an d Legislative Council; Chairman of Fijian Affairs Board, Fijian Development Fund Board, Native Land Trust Board, Great Council of Chiefs; interests include Rugby Football (rep 1938/39), Member of the Defence Club (Fiji). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i21.html#I21 (Research):http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/fiji/vunivalu.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i21.html#I21 Source : Who's Who in Fiji 1990 Source : Harris M. Lentz III ; Heads of States and Governments ; McFarland & Co,Inc. 1994 N
  Person ID	I66370	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Ratu Epeli Gavidi Ganilau,   b. 1890   d. 1932 (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Adi Nunia Vaniceva   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551619475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Adi Veniana Bale   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551619472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Adi Yavaca Laisa Delaisomosomo   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Mar 1949
  Children	1. Ratu Epeli Gavidi Ganilau, Brig.Gen.(retd),   b. 10 Oct 1951, Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Northern, Fiji d. Yes, date unknown   2. Adi Mei Torika Kainona Ganilau   d. Aug 2008, Waila or Nausori, Fiji   3. Adi Sivokidaveta Ganilau   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ratu Jone Ganilau   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ratu Josefa Lalabalavu Sukuna Vanayaliyali Ganilau,   b. 5 Aug 1955, Suva , Viti Levu, Fiji d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ratu Isoa Fugawai Ganilau   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ratu Rabici Ganilau   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551619464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Adi Lady Asilina Davila   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1975
  Family ID	F551619385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family 4	Lokoloko Dimuri   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ratu Tomasi Korovakaturaga,   b. 9 Apr 1947   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551619474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015