He was democratically elected as Prime Minister of Fiji, serving from 1992 to 1999, and again in 2022, leading a three-party coalition. He also served as Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs from 1999 to 2001, and later as Chairman of the Cakaudrove Provincial Council …

Dec 24, 2022 · Sitiveni Rabuka has been sworn in as Fiji’s prime minister, capping a tense week in a fragile Pacific democracy where the former military commander first held office more than two decades ago.

Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka [4] CF OBE MSD (Fijian: [sitʃiˈβeni ramˈbuka]; born 13 September 1948) is a Fijian politician. He has served as Prime Minister of Fiji since 24 December 2022, after winning the 2022 general election. In 1987, Rabuka headed two coups d'état, which overthrew the Labour government of Timoci Bavadra and made Fiji a ...

1 day ago · SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka raised concerns that the mass deportation of criminals from the U.S. posed a safety risk to Pacific Island states in a meeting with the ...

1 day ago · Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji respects the sovereign right of the US to enforce its immigration laws. He made the comments during his meeting with U.S. Congressman and Chair of the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus, Ed Case. Rabuka says they discussed the deportation of illegal immigrants from the U.S.

Dec 21, 2022 · Sitiveni Rabuka has won a close election in Fiji and is promising change as the South Pacific nation’s first new leader in 16 years. His win came after three political parties announced...

Oct 18, 2023 · Sitiveni Rabuka and Australia’s Anthony Albanese met during the Fijian’s first state visit to Australia since he most recently came to power in December last year. The 75-year-old former army colonel and coup leader had previously …

Dec 24, 2022 · Sitiveni Rabuka has become Fiji’s 12th prime minister, ending a tense political stalemate that had gripped the small Pacific island nation in the days following an undecisive election outcome...

Dec 24, 2022 · Sitiveni Rabuka became Fiji's prime minister on Saturday after a coalition of parties voted narrowly to instal him as leader of the strategically important Pacific nation, signalling...

Dec 24, 2022 · Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka was elected Prime Minister of Fiji on the floor of Fiji’s parliament on 24 December 2022 following the country’s general elections 10 days earlier. He became Fiji’s 7th elected Prime Minister, but the first to be elected in parliament.