Ordinary methods of diplomacy within the free world are inadequate, said the former Prime Minister.

Former British Prime Minister Attlee says Eisenhower was not a `` great soldier ''.

We had nearly decided that all the tales of Lao lethargy must be true, when we were invited to take a trip with the Prime Minister.

In Keng Kok, the City of Silkworms, the Prime Minister bought fried chickens and fried cicadas, and two notebooks for me.

The Prime Minister paid his respects to the Buddhist monks, strode rapidly among the houses, joked with the local soldiery, and made a speech.

This was expanded upon by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, who established a Division of Anthropology within the Geological Survey in 1910.

The executive branch of the government was composed of the President, the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister Pedro Pires sent FARP soldiers to Angola where they served as the personal bodyguards of Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited Angola in June 2006, offering a US $ 9 billion loan for infrastructure improvements in return for petroleum.

After that case Poirot apparently came to the attention of the British secret service, and undertook cases for the British government, including foiling the attempted abduction of the Prime Minister.

* 1968 – Pierre Elliot Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.

* 1902 – Louis Beel, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands ( d. 1977 )

* 1924 – Raymond Barre, French politician, Prime Minister of France ( d. 2007 )

* 1803 – Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and statesman, 10th Prime Minister of Prussia ( d. 1879 )

* 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Iceland ( d. 1970 )

* 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal

* 1955 – Dimitra Liani, Greek air hostess, widow of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou

* 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

* 1918 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands ( d. 2001 )

* 1928 – Péter Boross, Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary

* 1966 – Juhan Parts, Estonian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

* 1765 – Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, Prime Minister of Greece ( d. 1848 )

* 1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician and journalist, 8th Prime Minister of Malta ( d. 2012 )

* 1944 – Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh

* 1961 – John Key, New Zealand politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand

On February 7, 2008, the head of the RFMF and post-coup interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama stated: " Qarase [...] does not understand the role of the Military and as such is misinforming the nation.

On 13 April 2005, Fiji's Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, rejected criticism from Australia and some other countries over the prosecution and imprisonment of two foreigners charged with committing homosexual acts, which are illegal in Fiji, and said that other countries needed to respect Fiji's independence.

The Fiji Times reported on 14 September 2006 that Prime Ministers Qarase and Howard had discussed possible Australian assistance for the reform of Fiji's sugar industry, with Howard reported receptive to giving aid.

It was reported that in 2006 Fiji's Prime Minister Qarase asked Australia's Prime Minister John Howard for military assistance should a coup take place, but Howard declined.

" He charged that Prime Minister Qarase and Foreign Minister Tavola had known of the upcoming visit for months.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ), was dispatched to Fiji and met Prime Minister Qarase during a brief stopover on 21 – 22 May, a move that Tavola said was not coincidental.

He met Prime Minister Qarase, Finance Minister Ratu Jone Kubuabola, and Military Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama on the first day of his visit ; meetings with Foreign Minister Tavola and House of Representatives Speaker Ratu Epeli Nailatikau were held later.

The meeting with Bainimarama attracted some media attention ; Bainimarama said that the meeting had been approved by Prime Minister Qarase and that there was nothing underhand about it.

On 14 September, Prime Minister Qarase said that the squatter problem had become so serious that the government was looking abroad for funding.

Relations with Fiji are strained due to Australia's condemnation of the military coup which overthrew the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in December 2006.

The SDL Party of Prime Minister Qarase had formed a grand coalition of ethnic Fijian parties to unite the Fijians.

Prime Minister Qarase demanded that all cabinet members vote for the budget or face dismissal, but Chaudhry advised the Labour cabinet members to oppose it because of the increase in VAT tax.

He condemned Prime Minister Qarase for speaking against the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

Prime Minister Qarase drew media attention to Chaudhry's manslaughter conviction and his almost immediate release, in response to Chaudhry's criticism of government decisions to show leniency towards persons convicted of involvement in the 2000 coup, including former Vice-President Ratu Jope Seniloli and Cabinet Minister Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu.

The Fiji Times reported on 4 September 2005 that Chaudhry and his principal opponent, Prime Minister Qarase, had traded mutual accusations of using hate speech to win political support.

On 8 December 2005, Chaudhry announced his decision to sue Prime Minister Qarase and Fiji Television for defamation.

Addressing the House of Representatives on 23 November 2005, Prime Minister Qarase alleged that Chaudhry had had money raised for him in the Indian state of Haryana, and called on Chaudhry to reveal what had happened to the money since.

When the three-day deadline set by Chaudhry expired, he announced on 8 December that he would be suing Qarase as an individual, not as Prime Minister, meaning that Qarase would be unable to use state funds to fight his case.

Prime Minister Qarase had earlier alleged on 5 December that Chaudhry had been a party to the negotiations, and called on the FLP to reveal whether it was involved with Singh's compensation claim.

On 14 December, High Court Justice Anthony Gates dismissed a call from Chaudhry to impose a gag order on Prime Minister Qarase, from making media statements until Chaudhry's lawsuit is heard.

It was revealed on 23 December 2005 that Auditor-General Eroni Vatuloka was investigating a complaint from Prime Minister Qarase, accusing Chaudhry of abuse of office.

After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment as Prime Minister on 4 July.

As soon as this technicality had been attended to, Qarase resumed the Prime Ministership.