Sowane Canavia Teahana
1959–1981 (Age 21)
Suva, Rewa, Fiji, PacI
The Life of Sowane Canavia
When Sowane Canavia Teahana was born on 16 March 1959, in Suva, Central, Fiji, his father, Tomu Vateai Teahana, was 32 and his mother, Verenaisi Vikuyaki, was 22. He died on 16 January 1981, at the age of 21.
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Family Time Line
Tomu Vateai Teahana
1927–1993
Verenaisi Vikuyaki
1936–2006
Sowane Canavia Teahana
1959–1981
Parents & Siblings
- Tomu Vateai Teahana
1927–1993Male
1936–2006Female
siblings
(1)
1959–1981Male
World Events (3)
1963
Age 4
Women and Fijians enfranchised. predominantly Fijian Alliance Party (AP) set up.
1968
Age 9
University of the South Pacific established. University of the South Pacific established.
1970
Age 11
Fiji becomes independent with Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara of the AP as prime minister.
Name Meaning
Irish (Kerry): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Téacháin ‘descendant of Téachán’, a personal name probably derived from teitheachán ‘fugitive’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Sowane Canavia Teahana - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sowane Canavia Teahana
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