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Premier of the Kingdom of Viti

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In 1871, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu (Warlord/Paramount Chief) of Bau, succeeded in unifying the previously warring tribes throughout the Fiji Islands by establishing the Kingdom of Viti, with the support of foreigners. Cakobau proceeded to set up a constitutional monarchy, in which both the legislature and the executive were dominated by foreigners.

List of premiers of Viti (1871–1874)

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Following is a list of people who have served as premier of Viti.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Monarch
Took office Left office
Kingdom of Viti
1 Sydney C. Burt
(1826–1892)
5 June 1871 18 May 1872
Cakobau
2 George Austin Woods
(1828–1905)[1]
18 May 1872 23 March 1874
John Bates Thurston
(1836–1897)
Acting Premier
23 March 1874 10 October 1874

All existing government institutions were dissolved when Fiji became a British crown colony on 10 October 1874.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jane Samson (January 1998). Imperial Benevolence: Making British Authority in the Pacific Islands. University of Hawaii Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-8248-1927-9.