Laisenia Qarase

E347646

Laisenia Qarase was a Fijian politician who served as the country’s prime minister in the early 2000s, playing a central role in its post-coup political landscape.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Laisenia Qarase canonical 5
Qarase 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fijian politician
human
appointedBy Josefa Iloilo
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Fiji
dateOfBirth 1941-02-04
dateOfDeath 2020-04-21
educatedAt Suva Boys Grammar School
University of Auckland
employer Fiji Development Bank
endTime 2006-12-05
ethnicGroup iTaukei Fijians
surface form: iTaukei Fijian
familyName Laisenia Qarase self-linksurface differs
surface form: Qarase
founded Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
givenName Laisenia
headOfGovernmentOf Fiji
honorificPrefix Laisenia Jone
knownFor advocacy for indigenous Fijian interests
leading Fiji after the 2000 coup
languageSpoken English
Fijian
name Laisenia Qarase self-link
notableWork leadership in Fiji’s post-2000 coup transition
numberOfChildren 7
occupation banker
civil servant
politician
office Prime Minister of Fiji
parliamentaryTerm Member of the House of Representatives of Fiji
participatedIn Fijian general election, 2001
Fijian general election, 2006
placeOfBirth Mavana, Vanua Balavu, Lau Islands, Fiji
placeOfDeath Suva, Fiji
politicalAlignment conservative
politicalParty Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
positionHeld Managing Director of Fiji Development Bank
Prime Minister of Fiji
predecessor Mahendra Chaudhry
religion Methodism
residence Suva, Fiji
spouse Lebanika Qarase
startTime 2000-07-04
successor Frank Bainimarama

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laisenia Qarase name Laisenia Qarase self-link
Laisenia Qarase familyName Laisenia Qarase self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Qarase
Jona Senilagakali precededBy Laisenia Qarase
Tevita Momoedonu wasReplacedBy Laisenia Qarase