"Seru Epenisa Cakobau" : Diffirenzi ntrê virsioni

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[[image:seruepenisacakobau.jpg|thumb|250px|Seru Epenisa Cakobau]]
 
'''Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau''' ([[1815]]-[[1883]]) era nu capu [[figgi]]anu e nu militarista chi riniscìu a uniri tutti li tribbù dî Figgi chi a ddu tempu èranu 'n discordia armata. Rignau comu lu ''Tui Viti'' (voldiri lu re di Figgi) dû [[5 di giugnu]] [[1871]] nzinu ô [[10 di uttùviru]] [[1874]], doppu cui cidìu lu sò paisi a [[Vittoria dû Regnu Unitu]].
 
Oi lu nomu '''Cakobau''' veni anuratu ntê Figgi, picchì assai dî puliticanti cchiù mpurtanti di l'ùrtimu sèculu hannu avutu na discinnenza d'iddu stissu.
Cakobau succeeded his father, [[Tanoa Visawaqa|''Ratu'' Tanoa Visawaqa]], as the [[Vunivalu of Bau|Vunivalu]] (Paramount Chief) of [[Bau Island|Bau]] on [[8 December]] [[1852]]. Claiming that Bau had [[suzerainty]] over the remainder of Fiji, he asserted that he was in fact the King of Fiji. However, Cakobau's claim was not accepted by other chiefs, who regarded him as merely [[Primus inter pares|the first among equals]], if that, and he engaged in constant warfare for almost nineteen years to unify the islands under his authority. In [[1865]], a [[Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Viti]] was established, with Cakobau as Chairman of the General Assembly. Two years later, however, the confederacy split into the [[Kingdom of Bau]] and the [[Confederation of Lau]], with Cakobau assuming [[Tui Bau|kingship]] of the former. Supported by foreign settlers, he finally succeeded in creating a united Fijian kingdom in [[1871]], and established [[Levuka]] as his capital. He decided to set up a [[constitutional monarchy]], and the first legislative assembly met in November of that year. Both the legislature and the [[Cabinet (Fiji)|Cabinet]] were dominated by foreigners.
 
The [[United States]] government had recognized Cakobau's claim to kingship over a united Fijian nation, long before his claims were accepted by his fellow chiefs. In the long term, however, this was not to count in his favour. The American government held him responsible for an [[arson]] attack against the [[Nukulau|Nukulau Island]] home of [[John Brown William]], the American [[Consul]], in [[1849]] (before Cakobau was even the Vunivalu, let alone King), and demanded $44,000 compensation. Unable to pay the debt caused by the Rewan Chiefs, and fearing an American invasion and annexation, Cakobau decided to cede the islands to the United Kingdom. He was also motivated partly by the hope that [[British Empire|British rule]] would bring civilization and [[Christianity]] to Fiji. Cakobau, a former cannibal, had himself converted to Christianity and renounced [[cannibalism]] in [[1854]]. He retained his position as Fiji's paramount chief as Vunivalu of Bau, and lived quietly until his death in [[1883]].
 
The '''Cakobau''' name is an honoured one in Fiji today, as many of the country's leading figures have been direct descendants of Cakobau's. His great-grandson, [[George Cakobau|Ratu Sir George Cakobau]], served as Fiji's first native-born [[List of Governors-General of Fiji|Governor-General]] from [[1973]] to [[1983]]. Another descendant, from the female line of Adi Litia Cakobau [[Epeli Nailatikau|Ratu Epeli Nailatikau]], is the present [[List of Speakers of the House of Representatives (Fiji)|Speaker]] of the [[House of Representatives (Fiji)|Fijian House of Representatives]]. [[Kamisese Mara|Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara]], modern Fiji's founding father, is also a descendant of Cakobau's, though not through the male line. Fiji's political, academic, and military elites are dotted with high-achieving Cakobau descendants.
 
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