Sitiveni Rabuka, chief instigator of two military coups in 1987 and Prime Minister (1992-1999):

Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000-): 'For as long as many of us could remember, he dominated our national life. His leadership was marked by discip…

Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Vice-President of Fiji (2005-): 'Ratu Mara is a man who stands for the truth, he hated lies.'

Sakeasi Dikota, former Aide-de-Camp to Ratu Mara (1992-1994): 'Something that I learnt from Ratu Mara was his adherence to time .. he was a stickler for keepin…

We did not think that [Egyptian President] Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent to Sinai on May 14 would not have been sufficient to launch an offensiv…

Before 1938, the German generals were not opposed to Hitler because he produced the results they desired.

One blow from the German army and another from the Soviet army put an end to this ugly product of Versailles.