Marika Latianara Explained

Marika Latianara
Office1:Member of the Senate
Term1:1979–1983
Birth Date:13 March 1913
Birth Place:Sorokoba, Fiji
Death Place:Sorokoba, Fiji

Ratu Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara (13 March 1913 – 20 August 1983) was a Fijian chief and Senator.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339795163/view?partId=nla.obj-339853218#page/n64/mode/1up Ratu Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-326449448/view?sectionId=nla.obj-336701212&partId=nla.obj-326515578#page/n15/mode/1up Sugar Council Members