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Laisenia Qarase

1941 - 2020

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Laisenia Qarase (pronounced [lai̯seni̯a ŋɡaˈrase]; 4 February 1941 – 21 April 2020) was a Fijian politician. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006. After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment as Prime Minister on 4 July. He won two parliamentary elections, but a military coup removed him from power on 5 December 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laisenia Qarase is the 14,592nd most popular politician (up from 15,626th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Fiji (up from 10th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Fijian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Laisenia Qarase ranks 14,592 out of 19,576. Before him are Constantin Angelescu, Freundel Stuart, Irakli Garibashvili, Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Marduk-kabit-ahheshu, and Patricio Escobar. After him are Skule Bårdsson, Gabriel Attal, Adalbero of Styria, Aleida Assmann, Duleep Singh, and Eanred of Northumbria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Laisenia Qarase ranks 404. Before him are Alf Clausen, Peter Bonetti, Ole Ritter, Francisco Jara, Kazuo Imanishi, and John Steel. After him are Paddy Ashdown, Kurt Raab, Trish Van Devere, Derek Bell, Hans-Georg Reimann, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. Among people deceased in 2020, Laisenia Qarase ranks 441. Before him are Vaughan Jones, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ulla Pia, Brent Scowcroft, Joan Feynman, and Ernst Jean-Joseph. After him are Claire Bretécher, José Luis Capón, Hau Pei-tsun, Günter Sawitzki, Valeriu Muravschi, and Edmund M. Clarke.

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In Fiji

Among people born in Fiji, Laisenia Qarase ranks 8 out of 20. Before him are Josefa Iloilo (1920), Seru Epenisa Cakobau (1815), Jimmy Snuka (1943), Sitiveni Rabuka (1948), Frank Bainimarama (1954), and Epeli Nailatikau (1941). After him are Craig Parker (1970), Kamisese Mara (1920), Wiliame Katonivere (1964), Deuce (1971), Penaia Ganilau (1918), and Vijay Singh (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Fiji

Among politicians born in Fiji, Laisenia Qarase ranks 7. Before him are Jioji Konrote (1947), Josefa Iloilo (1920), Seru Epenisa Cakobau (1815), Sitiveni Rabuka (1948), Frank Bainimarama (1954), and Epeli Nailatikau (1941). After him are Kamisese Mara (1920), Wiliame Katonivere (1964), Penaia Ganilau (1918), and Timoci Bavadra (1934).

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