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    The Fono of Faipule was a legislature in Western Samoa during the colonial era. It consisted of representatives (faipule) from each district. The Fono was...
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  • up faipule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Faipule may refer to: Faipule, village leaders of an atoll in the politics of Tokelau Fono of Faipule, former...
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  • Samoan Fono The Fono of Faipule, a former legislature in Samoa Parliament of Tokelau, also referred to as the General Fono Fono (DJ), British DJ Fono (band)...
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    each have eight and Nukunonu has seven. Faipule and pulenuku (atoll leaders and village mayors) also sit in the Fono. On 11 November 2004, Tokelau and New...
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    The American Samoa Fono is the territorial legislature of American Samoa. Like most states and territorial legislatures of the United States, it is a...
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    Director of the Office of Insular Affairs, announced his candidacy on March 4, 2024. Pula announced High Chief Pulu Ae Ae Jr., a former faipule for Maʻopūtasi...
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  • Tuala Tulo (category Members of the Legislative Council of Samoa)
    served as a member of the Fono of Faipule, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly between 1936 and 1953. Tulo was a member of the anti-colonial Mau...
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    the right to elect the members of the advisory Fono of Faipule, with representatives of the Mau movement winning 31 of the 39 seats. After repeated efforts...
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  • Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipeʻa (category Year of birth missing)
    kingship was supplemented by the “Fono of Ta‘imua, with seven members representing each main district, and the Fono of Faipule, with 36 representatives from...
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    session. The council has six members, consisting of the faipule (leader) and pulenuku (village mayor) of each of the three atolls, Fakaofo, Nukunonu, and Atafu...
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    The General Fono (Tokelauan: Fono Fakamua) is the parliament of Tokelau. It has 20 members (15 before 2008), representing the 3 atolls. Elections are...
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    political organisation. They soon held majorities in both a newly elected Fono of Faipule and the legislative assembly. Independence for Western Samoa was delayed...
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  • Molio'o Setu (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1948 and 1951. A member of the Fono of Faipule, Setu was selected as the Samoan representative...
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  • Leilua Iuliano (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    conferred with the Pilia'e chiefly title in his 20s. He became a member of the Fono of Faipule and was involved with local government. Iuliano was elected to the...
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    for self-government. 1957 - A New Executive Council established, the Fono of Faipule is abolished, Legislative Assembly reorganized and enlarged. 1958 -...
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  • Tufuga Fatu (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    development board, also serving as a director of the Development Bank of Western Samoa. A member of the Fono of Faipule, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly...
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    approved by Garter Principal King of Arms and Queen Elizabeth II and presented to the Ulu-o-Tokelau, Aliki Faipule Salesio Lui, on 7 October 2013 by Governor-General...
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  • Gatoloai Peseta Sio (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    including Toleafoa Talitimu. After the death of Fautua Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I in 1948, the Fono of Faipule requested that they be allowed to elect...
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  • Faalavaau Galu (category Members of the Legislative Council of Samoa)
    the anti-colonial Mau movement, becoming its secretary. A member of the Fono of Faipule, he also served as the body's chair. In 1939 he was appointed to...
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  • Fonoti Ioane (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    to the Mata'afa title, but lost it to Fiame Faumuina. A member of the Fono of Faipule, he served as its president between 1939 and 1947. In 1948 he was...
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    Anapu Solofa (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    member of the anti-colonial Mau movement and the Speaker of the Fono of Faipule. In 1937 he became an assessor in the High Court. Solofa was elected to...
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    were held in 2020. The General Fono consists of a Faipule (representative) and a Pulenuku (village mayor) elected in each of the three villages (Atafu, Fakaofo...
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  • To'omata Lilomaiava Tua (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    conferred with the chiefly title To'omata in 1924. He became a member of the Fono of Faipule and served as its chairman. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly...
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    Convention was held in 1954, which recommended the merger of the 41-member Fono of Faipule and the 29-member Legislative Assembly into a new 48-member...
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  • Luaitaua Gene Pan (category Members of the American Samoa House of Representatives)
    November 8, 2022, and took office January 3, 2023. "Faipule calls on Admin to do something about lack of police presence in the far eastside | American Samoa"...
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  • Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o (category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa)
    Satele, before becoming Tuatagaloa in the 1940s. He became a member of the Fono of Faipule, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Atua constituency...
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    by the Fono of Faipule, three Fautua (Samoan chiefs) and five members directly elected by people with European status, which included people of mixed European...
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  • Thumbnail for 1954 Western Samoan general election
    Legislative Assembly consisted of the Administrator, six civil servants, twelve Samoans appointed by the Fono of Faipule, two Fautua (Samoan chiefs) and...
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  • island of Upolu in Samoa. It is located on the north coast in the Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) of Sagaga Le Usoga which forms part of the larger...
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  • Thumbnail for 1951 Western Samoan general election
    Samoans elected by the Fono of Faipule and five Europeans members directly elected by people with European status, which included people of mixed European and...
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