Epeli Niudamu

Ratu Epeli Niudamu is a Fijian Chief, soldier, and former political leader. The Paramount Chief of one of the four tikinas (districts) of Ra Province, he holds the title of Tui Nalawa. From 1996 to 2006, he represented the Province of Ra in the Senate[1] as a nominee of the Great Council of Chiefs. He was formerly a member of the GCC, but was forced to give up his membership when he was nominated to the Senate.

In his military career, Niudamu served with Fijian soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.

In September 2017 he was convicted, along with 13 other people, of sedition for attempting to form a breakaway Christian state. He was given a two year suspended sentence.[2]

In November 2019 he was made a member of the Order of Fiji.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Joint statement of the activities of the House of Representatives and the Senate for ... Parliament of the Republic of the Fiji Islands. 2003. p. c. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. ^ "14 people in Fiji convicted of sedition jailed". RNZ. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "28 Receive Order Of Fiji 2018 Medals". Fiji Sun. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ratu Epeli dedicates medal to everyone from Ra". Fiji Times. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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