Kamisese Mara Politician

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE (6 May 1920 – 18 April 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. He was Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, the first prime minister from 1970 to 1992. He subsequently served as president from 1993 to 2000.

Personal facts

Kamisese Mara
Birth dateMay 06, 1920
Birth place
Fiji , Vanua Balavu , Lomaloma
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathApril 18, 2004
Place of death
Fiji , Suva
Spouse
Lala Mara

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Office holder

monarch
Elizabeth II
office
President of Fiji
Prime Minister of Fiji
party
Alliance Party (Fiji)
president
prime minister
successor

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Daniel Rae CostelloMusical artist

Kamisese Mara on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://uqconnect.net/~zzslayto/mara1.html
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1090520.htm
  3. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24061.html
  4. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24491/24491.html
  5. http://www.fijihosting.com/pcgov/docs_o/mara_interview_29april.htm
  6. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,9326938%255E401,00.html
  7. http://www.pacificislands.cc/pm52004/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0023
  8. http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2004/05/01/ratu-mara-a-family-man-leader-and-statesman
  9. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/04/20/db2001.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/04/20/ixportal.html