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Rear Admiral (Rtd) Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title ''Ratu''〔Herald on Sunday, Phil Taylor, Peaceful island village belies turmoil of national politics, 2006-12-10, page 20 (interview with Bainimarama's brother).〕 (born 27 April 1954), is a Fijian naval officer who has been Prime Minister of Fiji since 2007. He was the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces from 1999 to 2014.〔 While serving as Prime Minister, he has temporarily held various ministerial portfolios: Information, Home Affairs, Immigration,〔("PM's New Year Message" ), Fiji government website, 1 January 2008〕 Public Service, Indigenous and Multi-Ethnic Affairs, Finance,〔("Fiji's military leader takes over country's finances" ), AFP, 18 August 2008.〕 and Foreign Affairs.〔("Ratu Epeli heads new ministry" ), ''The Fiji Times Online'', 24 September 2008.〕 On 22 September 2014, he was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Fiji by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau after his Fiji First Party won the general elections. ==Background== Bainimarama has taken power twice in Fiji's history, the first time as Head of the Interim Military Government of Fiji from 29 May to 13 July 2000, after organising a counter-coup to neutralise the ethnic Fijian putsch led by George Speight. He handed power over to the newly appointed President Ratu Josefa Iloilo. He was instrumental in the rise to power of the government of the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, but his intense criticism of the government's policy of showing leniency towards persons implicated in the coup later strained his relations with the regime, and on 5 December 2006, he overthrew the Qarase government and announced that he had "reluctantly" assumed the powers of the presidency. He restored Ratu Josefa Iloilo to the Presidency on 4 January 2007,〔AP (2006). (Fiji army chief cedes powers ). Retrieved 4 January 2007.〕〔Fiji Village, 04-01-07, 'Commander hands back Executive Authority to Ratu Iloilo ' "()"〕〔Fiji Live, 04-01-07, 'I support army takeover: Iloilo' "()"〕 and was formally appointed Interim Prime Minister by Iloilo the next day.〔Fiji Village, 05-01-07, 'Commander Bainimarama sworn in' "()"〕〔Fiji Live, 05-01-07, 'President swears in interim PM' "()"〕 The appointment was declared lawful by the Supreme Court of Fiji in October 2008.〔("Fiji braced for protests after court ruling backs hardline leader" ), ''The Times'', 9 October 2008〕〔("President acted within power says Court" ), Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, 9 October 2008〕 Bainimarama stepped down on 10 April 2009 as interim prime minister, after the country's court of appeal ruled the removal of the democratic government during his 2006 military coup was unlawful.〔(), ABC News, 10 April 2009〕 President Ratu Josefa Iloilo then announced that he had abolished the constitution, assumed all governing power and revoked all judicial appointments. He reappointed Bainimarama as prime minister.〔(), New Zealand Herald, 10 April 2009 () TV3 News 11 April 2009〕 The media has dubbed Fiji a "Bainimarama republic",〔(), Scoop.co.nz 10 April 2009 (and numerous others)〕 a play on banana republic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Bainimarama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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