Historedia
Group or institution

Rotuman chiefs

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1881

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Rotuman chiefs, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rotuma cedes to Great Britain, becoming a dependency of the Colony of Fiji

    1881

    Role: Local leaders requesting annexation

    1. 1881 · Levuka, OvalauChiefs' Visit to Levuka

      Rotuman chiefs traveled to Levuka, Ovalau, in 1881 to meet Queen Victoria's representative to complete the cession process.

    2. 13 May 1881 · Rotuma IslandOfficial Cession to Great Britain

      Rotuma was officially ceded to the United Kingdom on 13 May 1881, becoming a dependency of the Colony of Fiji.

Sources

  1. Rotuma Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23