Sela Nanovo
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Ratu
Sela Donumaitoga Nanovo (September 1941 - 8 June 2003) was a Fiji
an Senator
from 2001, when he was named to the position by the Great Council of Chiefs
on the proposal of the Kadavu Provincial Council, till his death in 2003 at the age of 62.
Following his education at Tavuki District School and Vunisea Provincial Methodist School, he worked from 1958 to 1959 as an engineer of the Kadavu Provincial boat, and subsequently from 1960 to 1965 as a fitter in the Water Supply. From 1970 to 1981, he served as an engineer in the Marine Department. He was also an official of the Kadavu Shipping Company and the Kadavu House Company.
Nanovo served as Assistant Roko Tui Kadavu from 1982 to 1988, when he succeeded Waqa Naivalurua as Roko Tui Kadavu. He was in this position when the Kadavu Provincial Council chose him as its Senator. (According to the Constitution of Fiji
, 14 of the 32 Senators are chosen by the Great Council of Chiefs, but the Great Council normally delegates this prerogative to 14 Fiji's Provincial Councils, with each choosing one Senator).
Though he had four sisters, Nanovo was the only son of former Senator Apakuki Nanovo and Bulou
Salaseini Lele. He was married to Adi Salote Naivalurua from Tavuki. They had three daughters and a son, and 21 grandchildren at the time of Nanovo's death. He had a reputation as a quiet and soft-spoken man.
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
Sela Donumaitoga Nanovo (September 1941 - 8 June 2003) was a Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an Senator
Senate (Fiji)
The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
from 2001, when he was named to the position by the Great Council of Chiefs
Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
The Great Council of Chiefs is a now dormant 1997 constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. In April 2007 the council was suspended, due to an unworkable relationship with Frank Bainimarama, leader of an "interim government" which came to power through a military coup in December 2006...
on the proposal of the Kadavu Provincial Council, till his death in 2003 at the age of 62.
Following his education at Tavuki District School and Vunisea Provincial Methodist School, he worked from 1958 to 1959 as an engineer of the Kadavu Provincial boat, and subsequently from 1960 to 1965 as a fitter in the Water Supply. From 1970 to 1981, he served as an engineer in the Marine Department. He was also an official of the Kadavu Shipping Company and the Kadavu House Company.
Nanovo served as Assistant Roko Tui Kadavu from 1982 to 1988, when he succeeded Waqa Naivalurua as Roko Tui Kadavu. He was in this position when the Kadavu Provincial Council chose him as its Senator. (According to the Constitution of Fiji
Constitution of Fiji
The 1997 Constitution of Fiji was the supreme law of Fiji from its adoption in 1997 until 2009 when President Josefa Iloilo purported to abrogate it. It was also suspended for a period following the 2000 coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama....
, 14 of the 32 Senators are chosen by the Great Council of Chiefs, but the Great Council normally delegates this prerogative to 14 Fiji's Provincial Councils, with each choosing one Senator).
Though he had four sisters, Nanovo was the only son of former Senator Apakuki Nanovo and Bulou
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
Salaseini Lele. He was married to Adi Salote Naivalurua from Tavuki. They had three daughters and a son, and 21 grandchildren at the time of Nanovo's death. He had a reputation as a quiet and soft-spoken man.