"In the lives of nations some occasions possess a unique character. Surely this, the opening of the Independent Fiji's first Parliament, is one of them."
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Robert Sidney Foster
1968
Sir Robert Sidney Foster (11 August 1913 β 12 October 2005) was a British colonial administrator who held various offices in both Africa and Oceania. He was Fiji's last colonial governor (1968β1970) and first Governor-General (1970β1973).
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