Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole
Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole (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 |
Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole Media
Samoan high chiefs Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole (second from right) and Malietoa Tanumafili II (fifth from left) welcomed to Christchurch in 1945 by Mayor Ernest Andrews (fourth from left) and Deputy-Mayor Melville Lyons (right)
References
- ↑ Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan Independence Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1963, pp41–47