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Suva (Fijian pronunciation:; Fiji Hindi: सुवा) is the capital and the most populous city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port.
When the first modern nation state of Fiji, the Kingdom of Fiji, was founded in 1871, Seru Epenisa Cakobau was crowned King at Levuka. After Fiji was annexed as a British colony in 1874, Levuka remained the capital until 1877, when the administration was moved to Suva, although the move was not made official until 1882. The move was prompted by ...
Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji. It was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded in 1874. [citation needed] Albert Park can hold two rugby matches at one time. There is also a hockey pitch located in the middle of the ground with a grandstand and a cafeteria ...
The first Government House was built in the early 1880s (after the capital moved in Suva) that consisted of two small wood-frame buildings. [2] [3] [4] From 1970 to 1987, Government House was the official residence of the governor-general, and became the presidential residence in 1987 after two military coups resulted in the proclamation of a ...
The church was built in 1858 by the Marist Fathers as a part of the Presbytery of the Sacred Heart Mission, in Levuka, which was the first historical capital of Fiji during British colonial rule. Fr. Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret served as the first priest of the church; the clock tower which is independent of the church was constructed to ...
Nukulau Island is a small islet belonging to Fiji.It is close to Suva, Fiji's capital, which lies about ten kilometers to the west.It is an island rich in history, which has played a pivotal role in Fiji's demographic and political development over the past 160 years.
Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive ...
The most recent holder of this title was Ratu Josefa Iloilo, who was the President of Fiji from 2000 to 2009, apart from a 29-day hiatus (5 December 2006 to 4 January 2007) after he was deposed in a military coup. The military returned the presidency to Iloilo.