among the different ethnic groups, elected from ethnic electoral rolls. Sidiq Koya was more willing to compromise than his predecessor, and he was instrumental...

the Federation Party on 21 June 1964, with A. D. Patel as president and Sidiq Koya as vice-president. The merger took place in time for the party to participate...

Constituency. This was the most marginal seat in the 1963 election, in which Sidiq Koya had managed to defeat James Shankar Singh by only 518 votes. With the...

Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport. Koya is the son of former National Federation Party leader Sidiq Koya. He is a lawyer and a former board member...

Indo-Fijian vote. The Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party led by Sidiq Koya won the remaining 19 seats. The election re-affirmed the political allegiances...

Koya is both a Malabar Muslim surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: Sidiq Koya (1924–1993), Fijian-Indian...

the opposition, Sidiq Koya. In 1976 he was instrumental in bringing the two factions of the party together. Reddy replaced Sidiq Koya as leader of the...

Gavidi changed his mind the following day. Four days after the election, Sidiq Koya arrived at Government House expecting to be offered the opportunity to...

Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and Sidiq Koya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...

and former Attorney-General Vijay R. Singh – former Cabinet Minister Sidiq Koya – Leader of the Opposition National Federation Party Dorsami Naidu – Leader...

Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and Sidiq Koya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...

University of Tasmania in 1964. On his return to Fiji he first worked for Sidiq Koya then for A. D. Patel, before setting up his own law firm in 1969. He was...

Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and Sidiq Koya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...

narrow win for the Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party (NFP). Sidiq Koya, the NFP leader, was expected to become Prime Minister. Instead, the Governor-General...

the elevation to the leadership of Sidiq Koya, there had been dissent within the NFP. There were accusations of Koya stacking the party hierarchy with...

of Jai Ram Reddy, she narrowly lost a bid to lead the opposition, to Sidiq Koya. Relations between her and the new leader remained strained and she resigned...

meet indigenous leaders half-way. His successor as leader of the NFP, Sidiq Koya, did in fact agree to such a compromise with Mara at a London conference...

in two, with the faction of leader Sidiq Koya and a rival NFP group running against each other in 24 seats. Koya's faction was symbolised by a dove, with...

the elevation to the leadership of Sidiq Koya, there had been dissent within the NFP. There were accusations of Koya stacking the party hierarchy with...

Elizabeth II, as head of state—though the then-Leader of the Opposition, Sidiq Koya, had envisioned an independent Fiji as a republic. The official name of...

support for the former leader of the NFP, Sidiq Koya and the split caused within the NFP when he was rewarded by Koya for his loyalty by being given a seat...

Many noted Fijian politicians have originated from this area, such as Sidiq Koya, who fought for Fijian workers' rights. Others include Tomasi Vuetilovoni...

Term length While leader of the largest political party in Parliament that is not in government Inaugural holder Sidiq Koya Formation 10 October 1970...

National Federation Party Sidiq Koya 24th general 1972 – 1977 Alliance Party Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara National Federation Party Sidiq Koya 25th general April 1977...

Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and Sidiq Koya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...

established. 1970 April – Constitutional conference in London; Mara and Sidiq Koya agree on a compromise constitutional formula. 10 October – Fiji attains...

resignation of the former leader of the NFP, Jai Ram Reddy. When a supporter of Sidiq Koya from Ba, Dr Balwant Singh Rakkha, was selected to contest the by-election...

universal suffrage from a common voters' roll. In April 1970, Mara and Sidiq Koya, leader of the mainly Indo-Fijian National Federation Party, met in London...

of Representatives. His strong support for the then leader of the NFP, Sidiq Koya, led to his political demise when the NFP split into two factions in 1977...

Federation Party Leaders A. D. Patel (1968–69) Sidiq Koya (1969–77) Jai Ram Reddy (1977–84) Sidiq Koya (1984–86) Harish Sharma (1986-1992) Jai Ram Reddy...