Republic of Rotuma

The Republic of Rotuma was an unrealized^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Republic of Rotuma
1987–1988
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Common languages	Rotuman
King
• 1987–1988	Henry Gibson
History
• Established	1987
• Disestablished	1988
Preceded by Succeeded by Fiji Fiji
Today part of	Fiji