Sitiveni Rabuka — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Prime Minister of Fiji since December 2022.
Previously served as Prime Minister of Fiji from 1992 to 1999.
Instigated two military coups in Fiji in 1987.
Formed the Peoples Alliance political party in 2020.
Served as Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (1999-2001) and Cakaudrove Provincial Council (2001-2008).
Represented Fiji in shot put, hammer throw, discus, and decathlon at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
Served as a senior operation plans manager for UNIFIL peacekeeping troops in Lebanon (1980-1981).

Biography

Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka is a Fijian politician and former soldier, currently serving as Prime Minister of Fiji since December 2022. He previously held the office from 1992 to 1999. Rabuka is notable for instigating two military coups in 1987, which he stated were to reassert ethnic Fijian supremacy.

Rabuka's military career began with training in New Zealand army schools, graduating in 1973, and further professional development at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.