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Masoe Tulele

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Masoe Tulele
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1964–1967
Preceded byTufuga Fatu
Succeeded byVa'ai Kolone
ConstituencyVaisigano No. 1
In office
1948–1954
Succeeded byTufuga Fatu
ConstituencyVaisigano

Afioga Masoe Tulele was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1954, and again from 1964 to 1967.

Biography

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When the Legislative Assembly was established in 1948, Tulele was chosen to represent Vaisigano by the three Fautua (high chiefs).[1] He was re-elected in 1951, but lost his seat in the 1954 elections.

He returned to the Legislative Assembly after winning the Vaisigano No. 1 seat in the 1964 elections, defeating future Prime Minister Va'ai Kolone by six votes.[2] He did not contest the 1967 elections, and was succeeded by Kolone.

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