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Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna

1888–1958 · 20th century

Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna was a Fijian high chief, soldier and administrator, regarded as the leading Fijian statesman of the colonial period. Educated at Oxford, he served with the French Foreign Legion in the First World War. As secretary for Fijian affairs and the first Speaker of the Legislative Council, he shaped the Fijian administration and set up the Native Land Trust Board in 1940.

Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna
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Colony of Fiji

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ratu-sir-lala-sukuna
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