Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ, (born December 29, 1920) has been the President of Fiji since 2000. 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 Ratu Josefa Iloilo.

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 appointed Bainimarama as Prime Minister on January 5.

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Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda (né le 29 décembre 1920), est président des îles Fidji depuis 2000. Il porte le titre traditionnel de Tui Vuda, grand-chef du district de Vuda (province de Ba).
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 et devient président. Il rend ses pouvoirs à Iloilovatu le 4 janvier 2007. Dans la foulée, il nomme Bainimarama Premier ministre.

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