The commander of Fiji's military, Brigadier General Mosese Tikoitoga, has resigned after only eighteen months in the job.
Mosese Tikoitoga. Photo: AFP
The president has appointed Captain Viliame Naupoto as acting commander with immediate effect.
Mr Naupoto has been appointed on the recommendation of prime minister and former commander Frank Bainimarama.
A government statement says he has been promoted to the rank of Commodore and will remain acting commander until a substantive appointment is made.
The statement says Brigadier General Tikoitoga resigned to pursue a career in the foreign service, but gives no further detail.
A former Navy Commander, Viliame Naupoto became a cabinet minister in the Bainimarama government before returning to the military as Chief of Staff earlier this year.