Personal Life
Tora hails from the village of Natalau, in the Sabeto area Ba Province, and holds the traditional title of Taukei Waruta''Turaga ni yavusa o Waruta. He also holds the titles of Turaga ni Mataqali, Nabiliaand Liuliu ni Tokatoka, Natuaniyarawa. He was married for many years to Adi Melania Ganiviti Tora, who died in February 2006. He has seven children and several grandchildren.
Tora's accomplices in the seizure of the Sabeto checkpoint in 2000 were all fellow-villagers.
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