# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lalabalavu-sukuna
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:08:20.192Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lalabalavu-sukuna"
name: "Lalabalavu Sukuna"
slug: "lalabalavu-sukuna"
description: "Ratu Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vanayaliyali Sukuna was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is regarded as the forerunner of the post-independence leadership of Fiji."
tagline: "Chief of Lau and civil servant in Fiji (1888-1958)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ratu_Sir_Lala_Sukuna.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1888-04-22"
deathDate: "1958-05-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.11
  momentum:             10
  historical:           5.699874666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lala_Sukuna"
    title: "Lala Sukuna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%DA%A4%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7"
    title: "لابالاباڤو سوكونا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lala_Sukuna"
    title: "Lala Sukuna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lala_Sukuna"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lala_Sukuna"
    title: "Lala Sukuna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0"
    title: "Лала Сукуна"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3214280"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump