POLITICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laisenia Qarase has received more than 171,487 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Laisenia Qarase is the 15,629th most popular politician (down from 15,234th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Fiji (down from 8th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Fijian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Laisenia Qarase ranks 15,629 out of 19,576Before him are Hédi Annabi, Horwennefer, José Ignacio de Márquez, Károly Kárpáti, Leónidas Plaza, and Cailtram. After him are Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Louisa Hanoune, Margarete Adler, Eugenio Scalfari, Andrea Montermini, and Agustín Morales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Laisenia Qarase ranks 494Before him are Viktor Putyatin, Colin Higgins, Aaron Neville, Liese Prokop, Graciela Borges, and Hans-Georg Reimann. After him are Barbara Ehrenreich, Kálmán Ihász, Torgeir Brandtzæg, Théoneste Bagosora, Peter Sarstedt, and Hans Eichel. Among people deceased in 2020, Laisenia Qarase ranks 528Before him are Ignacio Trelles, Ryo Kawasaki, Jasraj, José Luis Cuerda, Tommy Docherty, and Irina Kirichenko. After him are Albert Salvadó, Biri Biri, Nicette Bruno, Pete Rademacher, Marko Elsner, and James Drury.

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In Fiji

Among people born in Fiji, Laisenia Qarase ranks 10 out of 20Before him are Josefa Iloilo (1920), Frank Bainimarama (1954), Sitiveni Rabuka (1948), Epeli Nailatikau (1941), Craig Parker (1970), and Kamisese Mara (1920). After him are Wiliame Katonivere (1964), Penaia Ganilau (1918), Vijay Singh (1963), Timoci Bavadra (1934), Josua Tuisova (1994), and Leone Nakarawa (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In Fiji

Among politicians born in Fiji, Laisenia Qarase ranks 8Before him are Seru Epenisa Cakobau (1815), Josefa Iloilo (1920), Frank Bainimarama (1954), Sitiveni Rabuka (1948), Epeli Nailatikau (1941), and Kamisese Mara (1920). After him are Wiliame Katonivere (1964), Penaia Ganilau (1918), and Timoci Bavadra (1934).