Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Fiji’s first prime minister and ... Mara, who with his son was linked to the coup, became Fiji’s president seven years later. “His leadership was marked by discipline ...

Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara, politician: born Lomaloma, Fiji 6 May 1920 ... On the death of the first President, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, in December 1993, Mara succeeded him.

Ratu Mara, who died at age 83 on April 18, led Fiji to independence from Britain in 1970, serving as prime minister for a total of 22 years and later as president. But his vision of a united ...

1987 October - Rabuka stages a second coup, proclaims Fiji a republic and appoints Governor-General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau president; Ganilau in turn appoints Ratu Mara prime minister ...

SUVA: Fiji's rebels still holding 27 captives from the ousted elected government believe that President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara has not resigned, the Fiji Times reports. Rebel leader Ilisoni ...

1987 October - Rabuka stages a second coup, proclaims Fiji a republic and appoints Governor-General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau president; Ganilau in turn appoints Ratu Mara prime minister ...