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Ratu Josefa Iloilo ou Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, né le 29 décembre 1920 à Vuda et mort le 6 février 2011, est un homme d'État. Il fut président de la République des îles Fidji de juillet 2000 à juillet 2009. Il porte le titre traditionnel de Tui Vuda du district de Vuda .

Après avoir été vice-président sous Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, il fut président de la République de juillet 2000 à août 2009, avec une interruption de décembre 2006 à janvier 2007.

Le 5 décembre 2006, le contre-amiral Frank Bainimarama, commandant des forces militaires fidjiennes, prend le pouvoir à la suite d'un coup d'État. Il rend ses pouvoirs à Iloilo le 4 janvier 2007 lequel, dans la foulée, nomme Bainimarama Premier ministre.

Le 9 avril 2009, la Cour d'appel juge que le gouvernement « de transition » dirigé par Bainimarama est illicite . Le Premier ministre démissionne immédiatement,. Le 10 avril, le président Iloilovatu décrète qu'il prend les pleins pouvoirs, qu'il abroge la Constitution et qu'il démet tous les juges de leurs fonctions. Le lendemain, il nomme Bainimarama Premier ministre à nouveau, avec un mandat de cinq ans pour mener une réforme du système électoral — censée mettre fin aux politiques fondées sur les distinctions « raciales » — et organiser des élections démocratiques pour 2014 au plus tard. Les médias sont dorénavant censurés par l'armée.

Le 28 juillet 2009, le président Iloilo annonce qu'il quittera ses fonctions le 30 pour prendre sa retraite. Il est remplacé par le vice-président de la République, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, à titre intérimaire. Iloilo est alors le chef d'État le plus âgé au monde, à 88 ans.

Il décède le 6 février 2011 dans un hôpital à Suva.

✵ 29. décembre 1920 – 6. février 2011
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Josefa Iloilo: Citations en anglais

“When we are equipped with leadership skills that complement traditional rank, we are appropriately prepared to provide the inspiration, the motivation and guidance expected of us. The ethos of 'vakaturaga' (chiefly way) will then retain its true place in Fijian culture in this new millennium.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“We hope and pray that by our efforts today and in the future the tenor of debate in this august house will greatly improve to carry the country forward in peace, harmony and reconciliation between all the races.”

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Speech opening Parliament, 1 August 2005 (excerpts)

“The National Day of Prayer has great significance for us as a nation. It enables us to recall and to teach the way in which our forebearers sought the wisdom of God faced with critical decisions. It stands as a call to us to humbly come before God, seeking His guidance for our leaders and His grace upon us as a nation.”

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Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml

“We should never forget Ratu Sukuna's warning about the dangers of chiefs simply becoming decorations. He said if that happened they were finished.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“It is not just about the need to identify victims of specific events and the experience but to also accept that this includes many others who consider themselves victims too. We urgently need the mechanisms to deal with the differences as they emerge because we want to progress together.”

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Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005 (excerpts)

“We are reminded of the principle of sowing this morning. That is whatever you sow you shall reap. If you sow the seeds of harmony, peace and goodwill you will reap the fruits thereof. If you sow the seeds of discord, hatred and injustice you cannot expect to reap good results. A healthy tree bears healthy fruits while the contrary is true of an unhealthy tree.”

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Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml

“The nation looks to us as chiefs not only of the Fijians, but also for all of Fiji, to assist in unifying a divided society and promoting stability and goodwill.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“We must pause and commit ourselves to these ideals of a democratic society. Today we must celebrate the remarkable freedoms that we now enjoy in our nation. This must be our commitment to those rights we value as well as the responsibilities that come with their expression.”

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Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005 (excerpts)

“Perhaps, most importantly, we must continue to demonstrate that the system we represent is valid for an era of sweeping change. The title bequeathed to us through our indigenous heritage speaks of Fijian identity and culture and the integrity of the Vanua. The chiefs, the land and the people are one. That is the concept that holds the Fijian community together. And now, more than ever, we must see to it that it is preserved and adapted for the 21st Century.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“Before we are in a position to advise our people on the right course we must also make sure that we have the knowledge and the awareness required to fulfill this duty properly. If we do not have this, we can not lead.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“God created this world with a moral design. Grief, tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Goodness, remembrance, and love have no end.”

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Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml

“Disharmony and conflict are always to everyone’s loss and anguish. We stand again today to forge ahead toward a stronger nation.”

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Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005 (excerpts)

“I am … aware that there are those who feel that national unity could be hastened by pressing some buttons and out comes the results, (but) I want to remind you again that the attainment of genuine reconciliation and unity is a long term process.”

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Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml

“We are called here at a critical moment of our country.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“"I welcome the democratic process allowing all sections of society to express their views on the proposed legislation. The debate taking place is, in itself, helping the nation to understand that reconciliation is a difficult but necessary process." (on the government's controversial plans to set up a Commission empowered to compensate victims and pardon perpetrators of the political upheaval of 2000).”

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Speech opening Parliament, 1 August 2005 (excerpts)

“It is important that we continue to strengthen our economic and political progress. We can achieve this only if we can make an effort to face our past to allow relief and dignity for those who have experienced violations and to ensure that that pain is acknowledged. The root cause to our experience must also be effectively dealt with. This will involve all of us right across our society.”

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Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005 (excerpts)

“So many things compete for our attention and action as we address what must be done to take the Fijian race forward.”

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Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)

“God’s signs are not always the ones we look for, yet the private prayers of people, whether in our homes or in this place, are known, heard, and understood. There are prayers that help us last through the day, or endure the night. There are prayers of friends and strangers that give us strength for the journey. And there are prayers that yield our will to a will greater than our own.”

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Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml

“We, the members of this country need to rectify this omission (of having failed to dedicate the Parliament to God previously) by dedicating the Parliament and those who serve through it to our Heavenly Father, who directs and guides us in our daily deliberations.”

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Speech opening Parliament, 1 August 2005 (excerpts)

“As parliamentarians you must carefully examine your conscience on the deliberation of sensitive issues and not be swayed by divisive racial remarks which have been a common and unfortunate hallmark of debate in our Parliament.”

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Speech opening Parliament, 1 August 2005 (excerpts)

“It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves. This is true of a nation as well. We see our national character in our ability to rally together in times of difficulties, celebrations and in eloquent acts of sacrifice.”

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Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml

“We urgently need the mechanisms to deal with differences as they emerge because we want to progress together. Today we must start to resolve to make a difference, individually, as families and communities and we cannot do this alone as we need others and more importantly the wisdom and divine intervention in our affairs.”

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Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005 (excerpts)

“I welcome the democratic process allowing all sections of society to express their views on the proposed legislation. The debate taking place is, in itself, helping the nation to understand that reconciliation is a difficult but necessary process.”

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on the government's controversial plans to set up a Commission empowered to compensate victims and pardon perpetrators of the political upheaval of 2000
Speech opening Parliament, 1 August 2005 (excerpts)

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