 1867 - 1934 (67 years)
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| Name |
Alifereti Finau Ulugalala |
| Prefix |
Ratu |
| Suffix |
Tui Nayau |
| Birth |
1867 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Name |
Alifereti Finau |
| _FSFTID |
9DZW-R3S |
| _FSLINK |
https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=9DZW-R3S |
| Death |
3 Apr 1934 |
Tubou, Lakeba, Lau Island Group, Fiji, Pacific Islands  |
| Notes |
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alifereti_Finau_Ulugalala
«b»Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau«/b» is the Paramount Chief of the «u»Kubuna Confederacy «/u», loosely translated the title means «i»Warlord of «u»Bau «/u»«/i» or Root of War
- (Research):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alifereti_Finau_Ulugalala
«b»Ratu Alifereti Finau«/b» (18??-1934) was the eleventh Roko Sau of «u»Lau «/u» and the fifth «u»Tui Nayau «/u». He was the son of «u»Ratu «/u» «u»Tevita Uluilakeba II «/u» and «u»Adi «/u» «u»Asenaca Kakua Vuikaba «/u», daughter of the «u»Vunivalu of Bau «/u» and self-styled «u»King of Fiji «/u», Ratu «u»Seru Epenisa Cakobau «/u». He was a member of the noble household «u»«b»Matailakeba «/u»«/b».
His father Ratu «u»Tevita Uluilakeba II «/u» would have eventually succeeded to the title had it not been for his premature death. As Alifereti Finau was still a minor, the title was succeeded to by his cousin «u»Eroni Loganimoce «/u», Roko «u»Taliai Tupou «/u»'s son.
In 1898 with the death of «u»Roko «/u» Eroni Loganimoce, Ratu «u»Penaia Kadavulevu «/u», «u»Vunivalu of Bau «/u», went to Lau and made Finau Sau ni Vanua and Tui Nayau ahead of Ratu «u»Salesi Kinikinilau «/u» (Roko Eroni's son and Finau's rival for the title).
It is assumed that a possible reason for Ratu Kadavulevu's eventual selection was due to the notion of dynastic extensions of power, as Finau was not only a first cousin but also married to his siter, Adi «u»Ateca Moceiwai «/u». Adi Moce as she is commonly referred to, is recorded to have been influential in introducing Bauan standards, manners and protocols in «u»Lakeba «/u» which in time became dominant. This marriage between first cousins was not uncommon in Fijian families at the time. (Adi Moce & Ratu Kadavulevu's father was Ratu Nailatikau, oldest son of «u»Cakobau «/u»; Finau's mother was another of Cakobau's daughters Adi Asenaca Kakua).
Ratu Finau was responsible and instrumental in promoting his nephew's Ratu «u»Lala Sukuna «/u»'s education overseas. It is recorded that he levied one ton of copra from every adult male in Lau in order to fund Ratu Sukuna's education. His intention for this was that he saw the need to groom a powerful and articulate indigenous spokesman in government and in the councils of the nation to combat the increasing aggressive promotion of their own interests by «u»Indians «/u» and «u»Europeans «/u». In time his nephew Ratu Sukuna would realize his intentions by becoming one of the most respected leaders of modern Fiji.
Ratu Finau's patronage for enhancing education amongst his people is perhaps his greatest contribution during his reign. He founded the first school Lau Provincial School in Tubou, Lakeba in 1908, and his policy was to recruit staff from the United Kingdom. Some early pioneering teachers at this school included the famous ethnographer and anthropologist, «u»A. M. Hocart «/u».
Ratu Finau died in «u»Tubou «/u», Lakeba on the 3rd of April 1934 and was succeeded by his son, Ratu «u»Tevita Uluilakeba III
«/u»http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i75.html#I75
Source : Deryck Scarr ; Ratu Sukuna : Soldier,Statesman,Man of Two Worlds ; Macmillan Education Ltd.,1980 N
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| Person ID |
I66098 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
8 May 2015 |
| Father |
Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba, II Tui Nayau, b. 1832, Lakeba, Lau, Fiji, Pacific Islands d. 1876 (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Adi Asenaca Kakua Vuikaba, b. 1844, Tabou, Lakeba, Bau, Tailevu, Fiji, Pacific Islands d. Fiji, Polynesia, Pacific Islands |
| Marriage |
1863 |
Suva Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Islands |
| Family ID |
F106 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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