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Place of Birth: Vanua Balavu, Eastern Division, Fiji
About Laisenia Qarase
- Laisenia Qarase (pronounced [?ga'rase]; born 4 February 1941) is 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.
- He was later imprisoned on corruption charges brought by the Military-backed regime. A native of Vanua Balavu Island in the Lau archipelago, he is one of many Lauans to have held top leadership positions in Fiji.
- He is the son of Josateki Mate of Mavana village.
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