Somosomo

Somosomo

Somosomo is a chiefly village in Taveuni, which is the island where the international date line crosses on land in Fiji. This island is part of the Cakaudrove Province and the holders of the title of Tui Cakau, the Paramount Chief of the Tovata Confederacy, are historically and traditionally linked to this village. Fiji's first President, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, was "Tui Cakau" and therefore a native of Somosomo.


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