Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election, 2007

Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election, 2007

The Samoan Fono elected the second "o le Ao o le Malo" (the head of state of Samoa) on June 16 2007 [http://english.people.com.cn/200705/23/eng20070523_377242.html] after the death of the country's head of state for four and a half decades, Malietoa Tanumafili II, in May 2007. Former Prime Minister Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi was elected unopposed by the 49-member strong parliament. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21916712-401,00.html]


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