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Epineri Vula

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Epineri Vula
Member of the Senate
In office
1982–1987
Personal details
Died27 April 1988
Suva, Fiji

Epineri Vula (died 27 April 1988) was a Fijian lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Senate from 1982 to 1987, and as a Supreme Court justice from 1987 until his death the following year.

Biography

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Vula attended the Victoria University of Wellington, graduating in 1964. He subsequently worked as a lawyer.[1]

In 1982 he was appointed to the Senate as one of the nominees of the Great Council of Chiefs.[2] Following the 1987 coup he was appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court.[1] He died in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva in April 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Transition Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1988, p45
  2. ^ Fiji Focus, Department of Information, 1982, p13