- Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole
Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole, CBE (1905-1963) was the
Tupua Tamasese from 1929 to 1963, a Samoanparamount chief . He held the postO le Ao o le Malo (Head of State of Samoa) jointly withMalietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 until his death in the next year.He was born in 1905 as the son of
Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana III , whom he succeeded upon his death in 1929.Under the
New Zealand Trusteeship of Samoa (1914-1962), he was one of the twoFautuas (Advisers) to the New Zealand Administration, along with Malietoa Tanumafili II. He was one of the Framers of the Constitution of Samoa upon its independence.He was honoured with a "CBE". (Commander of
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire )He was succeeded by
Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana IV (1922-1983) as Tupua Tamasese who was succeeded by Mea'ole's son, Tupua TamaseseTupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi , the former 3rdPrime Minister of Samoa and the currentO le Ao o le Malo .Links
* [http://th.wikipedia.org/upload/c/cf/Tupua_Tamasese.jpgTupua Tamasese Mea'ole]
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/states/oceania/tupuatamasese.html]
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