Vishnu Deo

Vishnu Deo

Pandit Vishnu Deo OBE (17 July 1900 - 7 May 1968) was the first Fiji born and bred leader of the Fiji Indians. From 1929, when he was first elected to the Legislative Council, until his retirement in 1959, he remained the most powerful Fiji Indian political leader in Fiji. He was a staunch supporter of Arya Samaj in Fiji and also the editor of the first successful Hindi language newspaper to be published in Fiji.

Read more about Vishnu Deo:  His Early Life, Fight For Equal Rights, Second World War, Religious Activities, Political Leader, Cane Farmers' Leader, Later Years, His Legacy