But they could not agree on a prime minister, and he was brought back to power by the Governor General, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, a dynastic rival who, on this occasion, saved Mara's career.

The passing of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara , for two decades the ... elected government in Fiji's second successful coup, led by George Speight in 2000, he was deposed as president by an armed gang ...

But they could not agree on a prime minister, and he was brought back to power by the Governor General, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, a dynastic rival who, on this occasion, saved Mara's career.