Amoa Lolesio Tausilia (born 24 August 1922) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as

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from 1961 to 1967 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice from between 1970 and 1973.

Biography

Tausilia was born Samusu on

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in August 1922.''Pacific Islands Year Book 1963'', p5 He was educated at the Marist Brothers School in

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and subsequently worked as a teacher, serving as headteacher of Chanel Primary School between 1943 and 1947.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', p326 From 1948 to 1951 he worked as a merchandise manager for Samoa Traders. He was conferred with the chiefly title ''Amoa'' in 1950, and later joined the civil service, working for the Registrar of Co-operative Societies. Tausilia contested the Aleipata Itupa-i-Lalo constituency in the 1957 general elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly. The following year he was elected Deputy Speaker. As a member of the Legislative Assembly, he was part of the 1960 Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence constitution, to which he was a signatory. After being re-elected in

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, he was elected Speaker. He remained Speaker following the 1964 elections, serving until the 1967 elections. After being re-elected again in

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, Tausilia was appointed Minister of Education. In a cabinet reshuffle the following year, he became Minister of Justice. He lost his seat in the

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.As you were in W. Samoa with Mataafa on top again
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1973, p25 He contested the seat unsuccessfully again in

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and

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016
Samoa Election Results Database

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