Biology:Republic of Rotuma
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Short description: 1987 unrecognised state in northern Fiji
Republic of Rotuma | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Rotuman | ||||||||
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• 1987–1988 | Henry Gibson | ||||||||
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• 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. University of Hawaii. http://alanhowardanthro.net/Documents/Issues%20of%20Concern%20to%20Rotumans%20Abroad.pdf. "Reactions in the Rotuman Forum to these radical attempts to declare Rotuma's independence from Fiji were overwhelmingly negative."
- ↑ Burnett, M. Troy (2020-08-04) (in en). Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements around the World [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-1-4408-5000-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=OprzDwAAQBAJ. "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". http://www.hawaii.edu/oceanic/rotuma/os/howsel/18symbols.html. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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