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Mataʻafa

Index Mataʻafa

Matāafa is one of the four paramount tama-a-aiga (maximal lineage) titles of Samoa. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Atua, Condoleezza Rice, Faʻamatai, Falefa, Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, German Samoa, History of Samoa, Laʻulu Fetauimalemau Mataʻafa, Lepea, List of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Lotofaga, Malietoa, Malietoa Laupepa, Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I, Mata'afa Iosefo, Mata'afa Muliufi, Mau movement, Politics of Samoa, Prime Minister of Samoa, Salamasina, Tui Manu'a, Tuimaleali'ifano, Tupua Tamasese, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III, Upolu.

  2. History of Samoa
  3. Politics of Samoa

Atua

Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori or the Hawaiians (see also Kupua); the Polynesian word literally means "power" or "strength" and so the concept is similar to that of mana.

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Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

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Faʻamatai

Faʻamatai is the indigenous political ('chiefly') system of Samoa, central to the organization of Samoan society. Mataʻafa and Faʻamatai are politics of Samoa.

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Falefa

Falefā is located on the north eastern coast of Upolu island in Samoa.

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Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II

Fiamē Mataafa Faumuina Mulinuu II (5 August 1921 – 20 May 1975) was a Western Samoan paramount chief and politician. Mataʻafa and Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II are Samoan chiefs.

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Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa

Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataafa (born 29 April 1957) is a Samoan politician and High Chief (matai) who has served as the seventh Prime Minister of Samoa and leader of the Faokinaatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party since 2021. Mataʻafa and Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa are Samoan chiefs.

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German Samoa

German Samoa (Deutsch-Samoa; Samoan: Siamani-Sāmoa) was a German protectorate from 1900 to 1920, consisting of the islands of Upolu, Savai'i, Apolima and Manono, now wholly within the Independent State of Samoa, formerly Western Samoa. Mataʻafa and German Samoa are history of Samoa.

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History of Samoa

The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the Austronesian expansion.

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Laʻulu Fetauimalemau Mataʻafa

Masiofo Laulu Fetauimalemau Mataafa, also known as Fetaui Mataafa (23 June 1928 – 19 November 2007), was a Samoan politician, chieftain and diplomat who served as a member of parliament for Lotofaga from 1975 to 1976, and again from 1979 to 1982. Mataʻafa and Laʻulu Fetauimalemau Mataʻafa are Samoan chiefs.

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Lepea

Lepea is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa.

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List of islands in the Pacific Ocean

The Pacific islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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Lotofaga

Lotofaga is a village on the south coast of Upolu island in Samoa.

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Malietoa

Mālietoa (Mālietoa) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa. Mataʻafa and Malietoa are Samoan chiefs.

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Malietoa Laupepa

Susuga Malietoa Laupepa (1841 – 22 August 1898) was the ruler (Malietoa) of Samoa in the late 19th century.

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Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I

Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I (1889 — 27 March 1948) Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1948, p18 was a high chief of Samoa and a leader of the country's pro-independence Mau movement during the 1920's and 1930's. Mataʻafa and Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I are Samoan chiefs.

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Mata'afa Iosefo

Mata'afa Iosefo (c. 1832 – 6 February 1912) was a Paramount Chief of Samoa who was one of the three rival candidates for the kingship of Samoa during colonialism. Mataʻafa and Mata'afa Iosefo are Samoan chiefs.

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Mata'afa Muliufi

Mata'afa Lealaisalanoa Muliufi (died 29 February 1936) was a Western Samoan high chief and politician. Mataʻafa and Mata'afa Muliufi are Samoan chiefs.

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Mau movement

The Mau was a non-violent movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule during the first half of the 20th century. Mataʻafa and Mau movement are history of Samoa.

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Politics of Samoa

Politics of Samoa takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic state whereby the Prime Minister of Samoa is the head of government.

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Prime Minister of Samoa

The prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa (Palemia o le Malo Tuto’atasi o Sāmoa) is the head of government of Samoa. Mataʻafa and prime Minister of Samoa are politics of Samoa.

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Salamasina

Queen Salamasina (floruit in the 1500s) was a powerful and high-ranking woman in Samoan social history. Mataʻafa and Salamasina are history of Samoa and Samoan chiefs.

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Tui Manu'a

The title Tui Manuʻa was the title of the ruler or paramount chief of the Manuʻa Islands in present-day American Samoa.

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Tuimaleali'ifano

Tuimaleali'ifano is one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa, known as the Tama-a-Aiga ("Sons of the Families"). Mataʻafa and Tuimaleali'ifano are Samoan chiefs.

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Tupua Tamasese

Tupua (known as Tupua Tamasese) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa, known as the Tama-a-Aiga or 'Sons of the Great Families'). It is the titular head of one of Samoa's two great royal families - Sā Tupua, the lineage of Queen Salamasina. The 'Tupua' refers to Salamasina's descendant, King Tupua Fuiavailili, who was the first to unite both of Salamasina's descent lines in his personage and ascended to the Kingship of Samoa in c.1550, upon the death of his adoptive father, King Muagututi'a. Mataʻafa and Tupua Tamasese are Samoan chiefs.

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Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III

Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-ā'ana III (4 May 1901 – 29 December 1929) was a paramount chief of Samoa, holder of the Tupua Tamasese dynastic title and became the leader of the country's pro-independence Mau movement from early 1928 until his assassination by New Zealand police in 1929. Mataʻafa and Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III are Samoan chiefs.

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Upolu

Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean.

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See also

History of Samoa

Politics of Samoa

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mataʻafa

Also known as Mata'afa, Mataafa.