Republic of Rotuma
Republic of Rotuma | |||||||||
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| 1987–1988 | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Rotuman | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1987-1988 | Henry Gibson | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1987 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1988 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | 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]
References
- ^ Howard, Alan. ISSUES OF CONCERN TO ROTUMANS ABROAD: A VIEW FROM THE ROTUMA WEBSITE (PDF). University of Hawaii.
Reactions in the Rotuman Forum to these radical attempts to declare Rotuma's independence from Fiji were overwhelmingly negative.
- ISBN 978-1-4408-5000-4.
The Republic was never fully established or recognized, and for their part, the advocates were charged and tried for sedition.
- ^ Howard, Alan. "Symbols of Power and the Politics of Impotence: The Mölmahao Rebellion on Rotuma". University of Hawaii. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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