Injimo Managreve
Encyclopedia
Injimo Managreve was the Chairman of the Council of Rotuma
, the legislative body
for the Fiji
an island dependency which enjoys a considerable degree of local autonomy.
which overthrew the elected government in May 2000. Speaking after a Council meeting on 1 July 2005, Managreve said that forgiveness was a part of Rotuman culture. He also said that it was important for Rotumans to support the national government, because their fate was linked to that of the country as a whole. "We are being looked after by the Government and the GCC
of Fiji and if anything happens to them we will also go down with them. That is why we are standing behind them and supporting them with their new Bill," he said.
Council of Rotuma
The Council of Rotuma is a municipal body on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. Owing to the unique character of Rotuma, the powers of this council are greater than those of other municipal bodies in Fiji and in some ways it approximates a legislative body, though it is in every way...
, the legislative body
Local government of Fiji
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces; the self-governing island of Rotuma and its dependencies lie outside any of the four divisions. Each division is headed by a Commissioner, appointed by the Fijian government...
for the 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 island dependency which enjoys a considerable degree of local autonomy.
Biography
Managreve is a strong supporter of the Fijian government's controversial legislation to establish a Reconciliation and Unity Commission. Subject to presidential approval, this Commission will have the power to compensate victims and pardon perpetrators of events connected with or related to the civilian coup d'étatFiji coup of 2000
The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian putsch by hardline Fijian nationalists against the elected government of a non-native Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and...
which overthrew the elected government in May 2000. Speaking after a Council meeting on 1 July 2005, Managreve said that forgiveness was a part of Rotuman culture. He also said that it was important for Rotumans to support the national government, because their fate was linked to that of the country as a whole. "We are being looked after by the Government and the GCC
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...
of Fiji and if anything happens to them we will also go down with them. That is why we are standing behind them and supporting them with their new Bill," he said.