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Kamisese Mara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara , GCMG, KBE, CF, (May 6, 1920 – April 18, 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. He was Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its in...
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beehive.govt.nz - The official website of the New Zealand Government ... Prime Minister Helen Clark today expressed New Zealand’s deep sympathy to the people of Fiji at the loss of former president Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
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1920 - Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara was born on 6 May 1920, in Vanuabalavu in the archipelago of Lau, the son of Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba, head of the chiefly Vuanirewa clan, and his first wife Lusiana Qolikoro, ... he was later installed as Tui Lau, inheriting the title left vacant by his cousin Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna,
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Taken on November 2, 2009 ... Viewed 31 times ... The Rt Hon Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, c1950 by LSE Library.
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James Ah Koy, Senator and former Cabinet Minister: (From a Senate speech, 10 May, 2004): "Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara was a man who is loved by many today and is appreciated for what he was - a man for all seasons, who was true to his God and his belief, true to his wife and family, true to his country, a man of...
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The day before he passed away, the Tui Nayau, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, got up from his hospital bed. He wanted to see for himself the flood damage his people had suffered. Three hours into his inspection he felt tired, and asked to be taken back to his hospital bed.
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The 300 widely scattered islands of Fiji are the crossroads of two South Pacific island cultures: Melanesia in the west and Polynesia in the east.
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Encyclopedia article about Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese. Information about Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Chief minister from 1967, he became prime minister in 1970. Fiji largely prospered under Mara, who was an influential Pacific statesman,
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Chief minister from 1967, he became prime minister in 1970. Fiji largely prospered under Mara, who was an influential Pacific statesman, but he lost to the Indian-led Labor party in 1987. Mara gave his tacit approval to the army's overthrow of Labor a month later, and was again prime minister (1987–92) under a...
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Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese - 1920—2004, Fijian political leader. A paramount chief of the Lau Islands, he was educated in Fiji, New Zealand, and England, founded (1960) the Alliance party, and helped... ... Yahoo! Education > Reference > Encyclopedia > Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese...
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