Marika Latianara

Ratu Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara (13 March 1913 – 20 August 1983) was a Fijian chief and Senator.

Marika Latianara
Member of the Senate
In office
1979–1983
Personal details
Born13 March 1913
Sorokoba, Fiji
Died20 August 1983(1983-08-20) (aged 70)
Sorokoba, Fiji

Biography

Latianara was born in Sorokoba on Viti Levu in 1913, the son of Adi Luisa Matai and Ratu Kaliova Vukinamualevu, the Roko Tui of Ba.[1] He became a professional boxer in 1932, initially in the middleweight category, before switching to light heavyweight and then heavyweight, becoming national champion in each classification. He retired undefeated in 1937.[1] He then became a sugarcane farmer and was a member of the Fijian Sugar Council.[1][2]

In 1959 he was appointed Tui Ba, succeeding his elder brother Filimone, who had died a year earlier, and also became a member of Ba Provincial Council.[1] In 1979 he was appointed to the Senate by the Great Council of Chiefs. He died in Sorokoba in August 1983.[1]

References
  1. Ratu Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1983, p65
  2. Sugar Council Members Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1962, p16
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