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In 1871, Fiji first became a uniting nations when Seru Epenisa Cakobau combined a martial fiefdom patching. In 1970 Fiji gained back its sovereignty as Fiji, and after two coup d'état it became a reublic in 1987. For a long time he had called himself Tui Viti (King of Fiji), but had not been recognised as such by other chieftains, and he did not exercise any immediate sovereignty outside his Bau estate until he reunited the land under his command in 1871.

Its forefathers, dating back to 1770, were often - wrongly - referred to as "kings" of Fiji. From 1874 to 1970 Fiji was a crown colony of Great Britain. In Fiji, although the monarch was legally constituted by the governor, his duties were carried out in Fiji by the former governor, who was acting on the orders of the UK authorities in London.

On 10 October 1970, Fiji achieved sovereignty over Fiji, an autonomous state within the Commonwealth of Nations. It was the Governor-General who represented the monarchs who followed the Council of Fiji and not the UK Gov. Following the rebellion and the proclamations of the German people. After the resignation of Queen Elizabeth II on 7 October 1987, Fiji was declared a country of sovereignty after two putsches.

Major General Sitiveni Rabuka, who led the coup d'état, constituted a transitional government that exercised the prerogatives of the Council Chairmanship but did not take the position and instead named itself Head of the Transitional Military Government. The last Governor General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, was named first President on 5 December this year.

Mr Ganilau was President until 15 December 1993, when he passed away. After President Mara was forcibly resigning on 29 May 2000, Commodore Frank Bainimarama became head of the interim military government (like Rabuka in 1987) until Ratu Josefa Iloilo was named president on 13 July 2000.

Commodore Frank Bainimarama replaced the Fiji government and President Iloilo on 5 December 2006 and became head of the interim military government again. Iloilo was returned to President on 4 January 2007 and remained President until 30 July 2009, when he went into retirement and became Brigadier General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau President-in-Office.

Nailatikau was inaugurated as President on 5 November 2009. Jioji (George) Konrote was elected on 5 November 2015 as the first President by Parliament and not by the Grand Council of Chiefs.