21 April, 2021, 5:12 am Mr Ramrakha was among the last remaining stalwarts of the National Federation Party from Fiji’s early post-independence era. Picture: SUPPLIED Karam Chand Ramrakha, a key figure in the negotiations leading to Fiji’s independence from the United Kingdom, died in Sydney at the age of 88. Fondly known as K.C. Ramrakha, he was a lawyer by profession and served in colonial Fiji’s Legislative Council and independent Fiji’s House of Representatives from 1966 to 1982. He was also the general secretary of the National Federation Party from 1969 to 1979, and a member of the House of the Representatives from 1972 to 1982.