| Conventional Long Name: | Republic of Rotuma |
| Common Name: | Rotuma |
| P1: | Fiji |
| Flag P1: | Flag of Fiji.svg |
| S1: | Fiji |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Fiji.svg |
| Common Languages: | Rotuman |
| Title Leader: | King |
| Leader1: | Henry Gibson |
| Year Leader1: | 1987–1988 |
| Year Start: | 1987 |
| Year End: | 1988 |
| Today: | Fiji |
The Republic of Rotuma was an unrealized[1] [2] attempt at creating an independent Rotuma starting in September 1987 after the second Fijian coup. A part-Rotuman man named Henry Gibson announced to the New Zealand newspapers that he had declared the independence of Rotuma from Fiji. Gibson proclaimed himself the King of Rotuma and gained a popular following on the island. Aims to create the republic were aborted in 1988, when advocates were tried with sedition.[3]