Tauese Sunia
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| In office 1997 – April 7, 20031 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Togiola Tulafono |
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| Preceded by | A.P. Lutali |
| Succeeded by | Togiola Tulafono |
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| Born | August 29, 1941 |
| Died | March 26, 2003 enroute to Hawaii |
| Political party | Democratic |
| 1. Togiola Tulafono was Acting Governor from March 26–April 7, 2003 | |
Tauese Tuailemafua Pita Fiti Sunia (August 29, 1941-March 26, 2003) was the governor of American Samoa from 1997 until his death. He died during his second term, on March 26, 2003, while on a flight to Hawaii for medical treatment. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He won the election of 1996 in a close runoff with Lealaifuaneva Peter Reid (51%-48%). The runoff was caused by a split in the Democratic party in American Samoa between Sunia and incumbent governor Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao, who received third place, with no candidates gaining a majority. Sunia won another close victory against Reid in the 2000 election, 50%-48%, with no runoff.
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| Preceded by A.P. Lutali |
Governor of American Samoa 1997–2003 |
Succeeded by Togiola Tulafono |
| Governors of American Samoa |  |
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| Tilley • Sebree • Minett • Underwood • Moore • Parker • Crose • Post • Stearns • Post • Woodruff • Poyer • Terhune • Evans • Pollock • Kellogg • Henry Francis Bryan • Stephen Victor Graham • Lincoln • Spore • Emerson • Lincoln • Landeberger • Latimore • Dowling • Fitzpatrick • Milne • Hanson • Wallace • Wild • Larsen • Moyer • Hobbs • Hungerford • Canan • Houser • Huber • Darden • Phelps • Elliott • Ewing • Judd • Lowe • Coleman • Lee • Aspinall • Haydon • Mockler • Ruth • Barnett • Lee • Coleman • Lutali • Coleman • Lutali • Sunia • Tulafono |
