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Kamisese Mara | |
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| President of Fiji | |
| In office 16 December 1993 – 29 May 2000 Acting: 16 December 1993 – 18 January 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Sitiveni Rabuka Mahendra Chaudhry Ratu Tevita Momoedonu |
| Preceded by | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Succeeded by | Frank Bainimarama Head of the Interim Military Government |
| 2nd First Vice-President of Fiji | |
| In office 2 June 1992 – 15 December 1993 | |
| President | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Prime Minister | Sitiveni Rabuka |
| Preceded by | Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia |
| Succeeded by | Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia |
| 4th Leader of the Opposition (Fiji) | |
| In office 13 April 1987 – 14 May 1987 | |
| Governor General | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Preceded by | Harish Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| 1st Prime Minister of Fiji | |
| In office 10 October 1970 – 13 April 1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Sir Robert Sidney Foster Ratu Sir George Cakobau Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Deputy | Edward Cakobau Penaia Ganilau David Toganivalu Mosese Qionibaravi |
| Preceded by | Himself As Chief Minister |
| Succeeded by | Timoci Bavadra |
| In office 5 December 1987 – 2 June 1992 | |
| President | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Deputy | Josefata Kamikamica Sitiveni Rabuka Tomasi Vakatora |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Sitiveni Rabuka |
| 1st Chief Minister of Fiji | |
| In office 20 September 1967 – 10 October 1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Derek Jakeway Sir Robert Sidney Foster |
| Preceded by | None (new office) |
| Succeeded by | Himself As Prime Minister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1920 Lomaloma, Vanua Balavu, Colony of Fiji, British Empire |
| Died | 18 April 2004 (aged 83) Suva, Fiji |
| Resting place | Tubou, Lakeba, Fiji |
| Political party | Alliance Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ro Lady Lala Mara (nee Tuisawau) 9 September 1950 – 18 April 2004 (his death) |
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| Alma mater | University of Otago London School of Economics Wadham College, Oxford |
| Profession | Economist |
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE (6 May 1920 – 18 April 2004) was a Fijian politician who served as Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, as the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992. He subsequently served as president from 1993 to 2000.