Marika Latianara
Marika Latianara | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1913 Sorokoba, Fiji |
| Died | 20 August 1983 (aged 70) Sorokoba, Fiji |
Ratu Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara (13 March 1913 – 20 August 1983) was a Fijian chief and Senator.
Biography
[edit]Latianara was born in Sorokoba on Viti Levu in 1913, the son of Adi Luisa Matai and Ratu Kaliova Vukinamualevu, the Roko Tui of Ba.[1] He became a professional boxer in 1932, initially in the middleweight category, before switching to light heavyweight and then heavyweight, becoming national champion in each classification. He retired undefeated in 1937.[1] He then became a sugarcane farmer and was a member of the Fijian Sugar Council.[1][2]
In 1959 he was appointed Tui Ba, succeeding his elder brother Filimone, who had died a year earlier, and also became a member of Ba Provincial Council.[1] In 1979 he was appointed to the Senate by the Great Council of Chiefs. He died in Sorokoba in August 1983.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ratu Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1983, p65
- ^ Sugar Council Members Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1962, p16