Leiataua Soloa was a
Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the
Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1951.
Biography
Soloa became the high chief of
Manono Island
Manono is an island of Samoa, situated in the Apolima Strait between the main islands of Savai'i and Upolu, 3.4 km west-northwest off Lefatu Cape, the westernmost point of Upolu. By population, as well as by area, it is Samoa’s third larges ...
,
[M.J. Marples & D.F. Bacon (1953) "Observation on yaws and certain skin diseases in Manono, Western Samoa", ''Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene'', Volume 47, Issue 2, pp141–147] and was given the chiefly title of ''Leiataua''. Following the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1948, he
was chosen to represent
Aiga-i-le-Tai
Aiga-i-le-Tai is a districts of Samoa, district of Samoa which includes the small islands of Manono Island, Manono, Apolima and tiny uninhabited Nu'ulopa lying in the Apolima Strait between the country's two main islands of Upolu and Savai'i.
The ...
by the three ''Fautua'' (high chiefs).
[W. Samoa's New Assembly Now Taking Shape: Samoan Members Chosen]
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1948, p49 However, he was not re-elected in
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
.
References
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Samoan chiefs
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa