Republic of Rotuma

The Republic of Rotuma was an unrealized attempt at creating an independent Rotuma starting in September 1987 after the second Fijian coup. A part-Rotuman man named Henry Gibson announced to the New Zealand newspapers that he had declared the independence of Rotuma from Fiji. Gibson proclaimed himself the King of Rotuma and gained a popular following on the island. Aims to create the republic were aborted in 1988, when advocates were tried with sedition.

Republic of Rotuma
1987–1988
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Common languagesRotuman
King 
 1987-1988
Henry Gibson
History 
 Established
1987
 Disestablished
1988
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Fiji
Fiji
Today part ofFiji
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