Afioga Asiata Lagolago (5 June 1914 – 1973) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Minister for Agriculture between 1961 and 1964, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 until his death in early 1973.

Biography

Lagolago worked as a teacher between 1934 and 1942.A. Lagolago
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1973, p125 He became a businessman, running a bus company and later cocoa and coconut plantations on Vaega. After being conferred with the Asiata title in 1956, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

. He participated in the 1960 Constitutional Assembly and was one of the signatories of the

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. When these pri ...

. After being re-elected in

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

he was appointed Minister for Agriculture by Prime Minister Fiame Mata'afa.Samoa Picks A "Vital" Cabinet
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1961, p20 Although he retained his seat in the 1964 elections, he was replaced as Minister of Agriculture by Laufili Time.Wide Support for Mataafa In First Samoan Elections
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1964, p13 He subsequently chaired the Bills Committee and Public Accounts Committee, and was re-elected in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

and

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016
Samoa Election Results Database Lagolago died shortly before the

1973 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1973. Africa * 1973 Cameroonian parliamentary election * 1973 Equatorial Guinean legislative election * 1973 Ethiopian general election * 1973 Gabonese general election * 1973 Republic of the Congo con ...

.Ata Ma'Ia'I (1974) "Western Samoa's General Election 1973", ''The Journal of Pacific History'', Vol. 9, pp146–152

References

1914 births Samoan educators 20th-century Samoan businesspeople Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Government ministers of Samoa 1973 deaths {{Samoa-politician-stub