Ratu Osea Gavidi (October 1943 – 3 April 2015, in Suva[1]) was a Fijian politician and indigenous chief.
He was prominently involved in defending the interests of the indigenous people in the western part of Fiji, seeking to establish their political autonomy, then (at the end of his life) their independence.
[3] The 1992 general election was held in the aftermath of the racist, anti-Indian military coups of 1987, and the adoption of a Constitution favouring indigenous control over politics.
Speight's civilian coup was eventually countered by the military, democratic rule was restored, and Gavidi's move for western autonomy came to nothing.
On 10 October, the movement declared the foundation of the "Nadroga-Navosa Sovereign Christian State", with its own flag, and a Cabinet sworn in on 4 November.