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Roko Malani

Roko Malani

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Roko Malani (died 1833)[1] was high chief of the Fijian island of Lakeba.[2] He held the title Tui Nayau[3] (paramount chief of the Lau Islands) and was a popular chief.[4] He increased the influence the island of Lakeba had in Fiji.[4]

The first Christian missionaries arrived in Fiji in 1830 at Malani's request,[5] these were three Tahitian missionaries of the London Missionary Society.[5]

Malani's younger brother,[6] Taliai Tupou, succeeded him as Tui Nayau after Malani's death in 1833.[6][1] Malani's son, Vuetasau, was among the first Fijians to convert to Christianity.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Munro 1996, p. 103.
  2. [2]
    Thornley 2000, p. 64.
  3. [3]
    Spurway 2015, p. 40.
  4. [4]
    Munro 1996, p. 93.
  5. [5]
    Thornley 2000, p. 63–64.
  6. [6]
    Spurway 2015, p. 73.
  7. [7]
    Spurway 2015, p. 70.

Sources

  • The covenant makers : Islander missionaries in the Pacific. Munro, Doug., Thornley, Andrew. Suva, Fiji: Pacific Theological College and the Institute of Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific. 1996. p. 108. ISBN 9820201268. OCLC 37027811.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Spurway, John (2015). Ma'afu, prince of Tonga, chief of Fiji : the life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau. Canberra. ISBN 978-1-925021-18-9. OCLC 908771405.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Thornley, Andrew (2000). The inheritance of hope : John Hunt : apostle of Fiji. Institute of Pacific Studies, the University of the South Pacific. ISBN 9820201594. OCLC 47830991.
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