Inoke Takiveikata

Ratu Inoke Takiveikata (28 July 1947^[1] – 13 April 2025) was a Fijian high chief and politician. From 1997 he held the title of Qaranivalu,^[2] a senior chiefly title in Naitasiri Province. He served in the interim Cabinet of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase as Minister for Regional Development and Multi-ethnic Affairs, in 2000 and 2001, when he was appointed to the Senate^[3] and sworn in on 14 September. Takiveikata died on 13 April 2025 at the age of 77.^[4]

Takiveikata was convicted of instigating the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, but was given a pardon from President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere in December 2023.^[4]