Ratu Mara died in 2004, but his family played a critical role in backing the 2006 coup.
Other island leaders have, like Ratu Mara, seen their legacy besmirched by the antics of their children.
Ratu Mara died in 2004, but lived long enough to watch his country experience debilitating coups in 1987, and again in 2000.
On October 13, 2010, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with visiting Fijian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Civil Aviation and International Co-operation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola in Beijing.
