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he was eliminated in the first round of voting for Prime
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he was defeated in the vote for Prime
Minister by his cousin,
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Council of Deputies to contest
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Tupuola Efi dispels a myth and upsets a Samoan tradition
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Lealofi was born in Apia in May 1922, the eldest son of
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437:, as his replacement. Following the
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644:Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
403:, to which he was elected in 1968.
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139:Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
129:Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
85:Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
16:2nd Prime Minister of Western Samoa
928:Members of the Council of Deputies
483:Brij V. Lal; Kate Fortune (2000).
368:Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV
26:Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV
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109:25 February 1970 – 20 March 1973
818:Prime Minister of Western Samoa
764:Prime Minister of Western Samoa
541:(1) It's a vital, young cabinet
452:in July 1983 at the age of 61.
48:Prime Minister of Western Samoa
898:Fiji School of Medicine alumni
689:Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
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722:Legislative Assembly of Samoa
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282:Western Samoa Trust Territory
60:21 May 1975 – 24 March 1976
864:Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
674:Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
470:"Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV"
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544:Pacific Islands Monthly
529:Pacific Islands Monthly
396:Fiji School of Medicine
372:prime minister of Samoa
356:Fiji School of Medicine
847:Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole
435:Malietoa Tanumafili II
300:Matautu, Western Samoa
119:Malietoa Tanumafili II
73:Malietoa Tanumafili II
743:Faamatuainu T. Mailei
546:, April 1970, pp50–51
531:, September 1983, p65
694:Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
412:Legislative Assembly
217:Legislative Assembly
158:1968–1970, 1976–1983
791:Minister of Justice
684:Tofilau Eti Alesana
561:, May 1976, pp29–30
428:Minister of Justice
401:Council of Deputies
164:Minister of Justice
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832:Tupuola Efi
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502:15 December
443:Tupuola Efi
326:Rita Lolani
317:Independent
305:Nationality
294:9 July 1983
285:(Now Samoa)
235:Preceded by
192:Preceded by
125:Preceded by
97:Tupuola Efi
80:Preceded by
882:Categories
858:1962–1983
826:1975–1976
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456:References
351:Alma mater
275:8 May 1922
271:1922-05-08
408:elections
382:Biography
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225:In office
176:1973–1975
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