unrest or a military coup. Under Madraiwiwi's mediation, each side made some concessions to the other, and observers were cautiously optimistic that Fiji had been pulled back from the brink. Although the truce eventually broke down, it postponed the coup that eventually took place on 5 December. Personal life Ratu Madraiwiwi is the eldest son of Doctor Ratu Jione Atonio Rabici Doviverata, who preceded him as Roko Tui Bau in 1995. His mother, Adi Losalini Raravuya Uluiviti was from the chiefly Tui Nairai family, in Fiji's Lomaiviti province. She was one of the first women to become a member of Fiji's Legislative Council and subsequently a Member of Parliament. Ratu Madraiwiwi is a grandson of Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi (1859–1920), a Bauan chief, and a great-great grandson of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (1815–1883), the Fijian monarch who unified the nation under his leadership before ceding the islands to the United Kingdom in 1874. He is also a nephew of Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna (1888–1958), who forged embryonic institutions for what would become the independent nation of Fiji, although he did not live to see it. On 5 December 1998, he married Adi Lusi Tuivanuavou, also known as Adi Lusiana Paluvavau Qolikoro, on Bau Island in Fiji. Madraiwiwi died on 29 September 2016 after a short illness. He was later laid to rest at the Sau Tabu in Bau Island on 7 October 2016 a week after his death. His death was attended by The King of Tonga King Tupou VI and other Chiefly families around Fiji. References External links Fiji's 2001 Elections: Our Country at the Crossroads – 2001 Parkinson Memorial Lecture Series, 15 August 2001. Ethnic Tensions and the Rule of Law – Siwatibau Memorial Lecture, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 24 September 2004. Speech to Lautoka Rotary Club (14 March 2005). As you enter (a poem by Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi) 1957 births 2016 deaths Chief justices of Nauru Fijian chiefs Tongan nobles Tui Kaba Vice-presidents of Fiji Fijian judges on the courts of Nauru Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of Tonga members University of Adelaide alumni McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Politicians from Bau (island) People educated at Suva Grammar School