Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III

Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana III (4 May 1901 - 29 December 1929) was a high chief of Samoa who was a leader of the country's pro-independent Mau movement during the early 1900s.[1] He was fatally shot by New Zealand police during a Mau procession on 28 December 1929 in Apia which turned violent, in what became known as Black Saturday.[2]

His tomb, constructed of black stones in a tier is situated in Lepea village beside the main road and 5mins from Apia.

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  1. ^ [1] Guardians of the West by Albert Wendt.Retrieved 21 February 2009
  2. ^ "New Zealand in Samoa". New Zealand History Online. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/samoa. Retrieved 21 February 2009.