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Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II CBE (5 August 1921 – 20 May 1975) was a Western Samoan paramount chief and politician. The holder of the Mataʻafa title, one of the four main Samoan chieftainships, he became the first prime minister of Western Samoa in 1959, serving until 1970.
Faumuina Mulinu'u (Lotofaga, 5 agosto 1921 – Lepa, 20 maggio 1975) è stato un politico samoano, che fu il primo primo ministro delle Samoa dal 1959 al 1975.
- History
- Black Saturday, 29 December 1929
- Moving Towards Independence
- 1962 Independence
- New Zealand Apology to Samoa
- An American Samoa Mau
- Contemporary Influences
- See Also
- Further Reading
- External Links
Broadly, the history of the Mau movement can be seen as beginning in the 19th century with European contact and the advent of Western powers, Britain, United States and Germany, vying for control of the Pacific nation. The country became German Samoa(1900–1914).
The new administrator, Stephen Allen, replaced the marines with a special force of New Zealand police, and began to target the leaders of the movement. Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III, who had led the movement following the exile of Nelson, was arrested for non-payment of taxes and imprisoned for six months. On 29 December 1929 — which would be known th...
After 5 years in exile in New Zealand, Nelson returned to Samoa in May 1933, and continued his advocacy. General Hart, the New Zealand administrator, demanded that Nelson be excluded from any meeting (fono) with the leadership of the Mau. The Mau insistence that Nelson should be one of its delegates. General Hart ordered police raids on the Mau's h...
When Western Samoa gained its independence in 1962, Tupua Tamasese Meaole, younger brother of the Mau leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III and his successor, became its first co-head of state with Malietoa Tanumafili II. Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II (1921–1975), the son of another high chief and Mau leader Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I, be...
In 2002, Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand made an unprecedented move and apologised to Samoa for New Zealand's treatment of Samoans during the colonial era. Clark made the apology in the capital Apiaduring the 40th anniversary of Samoa's independence. The apology covered the influenza epidemic of 1918, the shooting of unarmed Mau proteste...
The Mau movement was an indigenous opposition to the U.S. annexation of the eastern Samoan islands in 1899, and had manifestations in both the Western and Eastern Samoan island groups. It featured the signing of petitions in efforts to enact political transformation vis-a-vis American colonial government, and included effort to resist taxation of c...
A Samoan hip hop group that was founded in 1990 by Kosmo, M.C. Kha Tha Feelstyle Orator and D.J. Rockit V. The Mau was named for the Mau movement. The motto of the group became the same as the motto of the Mau movement: Samoa Mo Samoa(“Samoa for Samoans”). The Mau has now reformed as the group Rough Opinion. The group still carries the message of t...
Chapell, David (2000). "The Forgotten Mau: Ant-Navy Protest in American Samoa, 1920–1935". Pacific Historical Review. 69 (2): 217–260. doi:10.2307/3641439. JSTOR 3641439.Field, Michael J. (1984). Mau: Samoa's struggle against New Zealand oppression. Reed Publishing.Wendt, Albert. "'Guardians and Wards': A study of the origins, causes, and the first two years of the Mau in Western Samoa"."NZ Prime Minister's apology & Samoa Prime Minister reply". Archived from the originalon 31 March 2009.Gleeson, F.J. Album of Photographs of the Mau Uprising, 1930 (photographs). Wellington, New Zealand: National Library. Go to "Timeframes" for 40 online photographs by police officer F.J. GleesonWestern Samoa gained independence from New Zealand 60 years ago through the Western Samoa Act, passed on 24 November 1961. Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II and Keith Holyoake lower the trustee flags on Samoan Independence Day, 1 January 1962.
Her husband, Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II, C.B.E., was Samoa's first Prime Minister following independence. She was an educator, community worker, politician, and diplomat. She was recognised internationally for the prominent role she played in enhancing the status of women.
19 mag 2021 · Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II, 1921-1975. The first Prime Minister of Samoa following independence (1959-1970 and 1973-1975). He held the Tama Aiga title Mata'afa, one of the four Tama Aiga chiefly titles and was also descendant from the Malietoa family. His other titles were Fiame and Faumuina. He was elected to Parliament ...
30 mag 2021 · Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is the daughter of Samoa’s first post-independence prime minister, Fiame Mata’afa Faumuina Mulinu’u II, and first entered politics as the Member for Lotofaga constituency...
