Tui Lau

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Nobility of Fiji

Titles Adi - Bulou Ro - Roko - Ratu Institutions Great Council of Chiefs Chairman, Great Council of Chiefs House of Chiefs Confederacies: Burebasaga - Kubuna - Tovata Rotuman Traditional Leadership Gagaja - Sau - Fakpure - Mua

Tui Lau is a Fijian chiefly title of recent history and of Tongan origin stemming from the time of Ma'afu and his conquests. The recommendation for this title comes from the Tongan community in the village of Sawana on Vanuabalavu and is then handed to the Vuanirewa clan on Lakeba for a final decision. ^[1]

[edit] Tui Lau

Order	Tui Lau	Reigned	Lived
1.	Enele Ma'afu	1869 - 1881	1816 - 1881
2.	Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna	1938 - 1958	1888 - 1958
3.	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara	1963 - 2004	1920 - 2004

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese: "The Pacific Way: A Memoir", Page 91. University of Hawaii Press, 1997