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Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II

1921–1975 · 20th century

Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II was a Samoan paramount chief and the first prime minister of Western Samoa. He led the government from 1959, guided the country to independence from New Zealand in 1962, and served until 1970 and again from 1973 until his death in 1975. His daughter Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa became Samoa's first woman prime minister in 2021.

Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
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Territory of Western Samoa

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fiame-mataafa-faumuina-mulinuu-ii
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“Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fiame-mataafa-faumuina-mulinuu-ii. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fiame-mataafa-faumuina-mulinuu-ii.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fiame-mataafa-faumuina-mulinuu-ii (Accessed: ).

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