Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (4 May 1920 – 18 May 2004) was the first President of Fiji, serving from 1987 to 1993 and again from 1994 to 2000. He was also the first Prime Minister of Fiji, serving from 1967 to 1987. Mara was a member of the Fijian chiefly class and played a leading role in the country’s independence movement. He was born in Somosomo, Taveuni, Fiji, to Ratu Edward Cakobau and Adi...
Pioneering the Presidency: Fiji’s First Presidential Leader
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