Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole
Was the Tupua Tamasese from 1929 to 1963, a Samoan paramount chief
Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole CBE (3 June 1905 – 5 April 1963) was a Western Samoan paramount chief. He held the royal title of Tupua Tamasese from 1929 to 1963, and O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) with Malietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 until his death the following year.[1]
Tupua Tamasese Mea’ole | |
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.jpg) Tamasese on Sāmoan Independence Day, 1 January 1962 | |
| O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa | |
| In office 1 January 1962 – 5 April 1963 Serving with Malietoa Tanumafili II | |
| Prime Minister | Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II |
| Preceded by | John Bird Wright (As High Commissioner) |
| Succeeded by | Malietoa Tanumafili II (As sole Head of State) |
| Tupua Tamasese | |
| Tenure 1929 — 5 April 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III |
| Succeeded by | Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1948 – 1957 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1935 – 1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1905 Vaimoso, German Samoa |
| Died | 5 April 1963 (aged 57) |
| Spouse(s) | Irene Gustava Noue Nelson |
| Children | 4, including Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi |
References
change- ↑ Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan Independence Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1963, pp41–47
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