Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli
Adi Litia Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli (1940–2012) was a Fijian chief, politician, and diplomat.
Biography
The eldest child of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in 1999 [2]
Appointed to the Fijian Senate in June 2006 as one of nine nominees of the Fijian government, Talakuli was also appointed to the Cabinet as a Minister without portfolio. As the eldest child of the last Vunivalu of Bau, she was considered the most senior chief of the Kubuna Confederacy; however, she was not a member of the Bose Levu Vakaturaga.[3]
Personal life
Talakuli was the eldest child of Ratu Sir George Cakobau (the late 11th George Cakobau, Jr. and Adi Litia Cakobau. She married Manasa Talakuli, who was the first Fijian to be commissioned in the British Army.
References
- ^ "Article: Adi Samanunu made Dean of Diplomatic Corp in Malaysia. | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy". AccessMyLibrary. 2004-10-21. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Fiji Ministers". Guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ Epik Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Genealogy