Paramount Chief Tuli Le’iato

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Paramount Chief Tuli Le’iato (born November 17, 1917, died October 5th, 1983) of Faga’itua, was a Fa'amatai leader and politician on the Islands of Tutuila, and Aunu'u in American Samoa. In addition to his Fa'a Samoa title he was sworn in on June 21, 1963 as the Secretary of Samoan Affairs under Governor H. Rex Lee. A letter written by Paramount Chief Tuli Le'ato on September 7, 1962 to President Kennedy is on display in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.^[1]

Immediately after the death of Paramount Chief Tuli Le’iato the Le'ato title was passed on to his son (or nephew) Eteuati Tupua Le'iato who is named on the List of Speakers of the American Samoa House of Representatives.

The royal title Le'iato is second only to King (Tui) of Manuʻa of American Samoa.

References

↑ Le'iato, Tuli; Kennedy, John F. "American Samoa: General, 7 September 1962". http://www.jfklibrary.org. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 31 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)

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