Kelemedi Bulewa

Kelemedi Rakuve Bulewa [ke le me ndi mbu le wa] (May 16, 1951 – 2004)[1] was a Fijian lawyer and former politician, who served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1992 to 1996.

The Honourable
Kelemedi
Bulewa
30th Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1992–1996
PresidentRatu Sir Penaia Ganilau
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka
Preceded byApaitia Seru
Succeeded byEtuate Tavai
Member of Parliament
for Serua/Rewa West Urban Fijian
In office
1992–1999
Personal details
BornMay 16, 1951
Died2004 (age 52-53)
CitizenshipFijian
NationalityBritish subject (to 1970)
Political partySoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei

Bulewa was known for his strongly pro-ethnic Fijian views and was often associated with the nationalist Taukei movement that was supportive of the 1987 coups.[2]

Bulewa was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1992 election,[3] the first post-coup election, and was appointed Attorney General later that year upon the resignation of Apaitia Seru.

Bulewa disagreed with, and attempted to change, laws dating from colonial times, that repressed the practice of the pre-Christian Fijian religion, saying that while he was not advocating it, he believed that freedom to practice it should be allowed for. Although most Fijians were now Christians, he said, many had only reluctantly abandoned worship of their ancestral gods.[4]

Bulewa was supportive of calls for the dependency of Rotuma to be given self-government.[5]

References
  1. Daurewa, Alisi Waqanika (14 June 2011). "Is there truth in Fijian history?". Vutikalulu. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. Lal, Brij V. (November 2010). In the Eye of the Storm: Jai Ram Reddy and the Politics of Postcolonial Fiji. ANU E Press, 2010. ISBN 9781921666537. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. "Members of the House of Representatives". House of Representatives Members. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. Newson, Leanne; Aldous, Jules (2005). The Legal Maze: VCE Units 1 & 2. Macmillan Education AU, 2005. ISBN 9780732993009. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. Enasio, Henry. "Fiji's new constitution" (PDF). www.rotuma.net. Retrieved 30 October 2015.


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