Republic of Rotuma
Republic of Rotuma | |||||||||
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| 1987–1988 | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Rotuman | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1987-1988 | Henry Gibson | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1987 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1988 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Fiji | ||||||||
TheRepublic of Rotumawas an unrealized[1][2]attempt at creating an independent Rotuma starting in September 1987 after the secondFijian coup.A part-Rotuman man named Henry Gibson announced to theNew Zealandnewspapers that he had declared the independence ofRotumafromFiji.Gibson proclaimed himself the King of Rotuma and gained a popular following on theisland.Aims to create the republic were aborted in 1988, when advocates were tried with sedition.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Howard, Alan.ISSUES OF CONCERN TO ROTUMANS ABROAD: A VIEW FROM THE ROTUMA WEBSITE(PDF).University of Hawaii.
Reactions in the Rotuman Forum to these radicalattemptsto declare Rotuma's independence from Fiji were overwhelmingly negative.
- ^Burnett, M. Troy (2020-08-04).Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements around the World [2 volumes].ABC-CLIO. pp. 259–260.ISBN978-1-4408-5000-4.
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".University of Hawaii.Retrieved10 November2018.
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