Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ (born December 29, 1920) was the President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 to 4 January 2007 (see below). He has the traditional title of Tui Vuda, the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast. Like many Fijian people, he rarely uses his surname and is known simply as Josefa Iloilo. He announced on 28 July 2009 that...
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Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ (born December 29, 1920) was the President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 to 4 January 2007 (see below). He has the traditional title of Tui Vuda, the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast. Like many Fijian people, he rarely uses his surname and is known simply as Josefa Iloilo. He announced on 28 July 2009 that he would be leaving office on 30 July .
On December 5, 2006, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, seized power in a coup d'état and assumed presidential powers. This followed failed attempts on Iloilo's part to mediate a solution to the long-running impasse between the military and the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. However, his powers were restored by Bainimarama on January 4, 2007. Iloilo also endorsed Bainimarama's coup on the same day, in his first public address since the coup. He...
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