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    Daniel Fatiaki - Wikipedia

    Overview

    Taniela (Daniel) Vafo'ou Fatiaki CF (born 1954) was the Chief Justice of Fiji from 1 August 2002, when he succeeded Sir See more

    Earlier life and career

    Fatiaki was born in Upu village in the district of Motusa, on the island of Rotuma, which enjoys a considerable degree of internal autonomy from Fiji. He moved with his family to Suva, the Fijian capital, for schooling. … See more

    BornTaniela Vafo'ou Fatiaki · 1954 · Motusa, Rotuma, Colony of Fiji, British Empire
    SpouseMartha Fatiaki
    Children4 sons
    Alma materUniversity of the South Pacific · University of Auckland
    Controversial appointment

    Fatiaki's appointment was not without controversy. Then Opposition leader Prem Singh objected on the grounds that in the midst of the Fiji coup of 2000, Fatiaki had joined Tuivaga and Justice Michael Scott in advising th… See more

    The 2006 coup

    In the wake of the military coup that deposed the Qarase government on 5 December 2006, Commodore Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and Acting President o… See more

    Resignation

    Fatiaki formally resigned as Chief Justice on 5 December 2008. This came as a part of a deal with the interim government, under which he would receive a full pension and a F$275,000 payout, the state would discontinu… See more

    Opinions

    In an address to the convention of the Fiji Law Society at Warwick Hotel on the Coral Coast on 2 July 2005, Fatiaki called on the legal profession to uphold standards of integrity. It was important, he said, for the legal profes… See more

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