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Samoa and (;
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Pago Pago
(; Samoan: )
is the capital
of American
Samoa.
Samoa and Samoan
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* 1945 – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
, Samoan politician
, 8th Prime Minister
of Samoa
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In 1983
, five years after Mead had died
, New Zealand anthropologist Derek Freeman
, published Margaret Mead and
Samoa: The Making and Unmaking
of an Anthropological Myth
, in which he challenged Mead's major findings about sexuality
in Samoan society
.
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The Methodist Church
is the third largest denomination throughout
the Samoan Islands, in both
Samoa and American
Samoa.
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* 1979 –
Samoa Joe
, Samoan wrestler
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The Germans
in particular began to show great commercial interest
in the Samoan Islands, especially on
the island
of ' Upolu where German firms monopolized copra and cocoa bean processing ;
the United States laid its own claim and formed alliances with local native chieftains
, most conspicuously on
the islands
of Tutuila and Manu
' a ( which were later formally annexed to
the USA
as American
Samoa ).
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The Second
Samoan Civil War was
a conflict that reached
a head
in 1898 when Germany
, the United Kingdom
, and
the United States were locked
in dispute over who should have control over
the Samoa Islands.
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The Tripartite Convention
of 1899 partitioned
the Samoan Islands into two parts
: the eastern island group became
a territory
of the United States
( the Tutuila
Islands in 1900 and
officially Manu
' a in 1904 ) and
is today
known as American
Samoa ;
the western islands
, by far
the greater landmass
, became
known as German
Samoa after Britain vacated all claims to
Samoa and accepted termination
of German rights
in Tonga and certain areas
in the Solomon
Islands and West Africa
.
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The
Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa, is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Samoa is recognized
as the center
of Polynesia
, from where people migrated eastward to
the Marquesas
, southward to Niue and
the Pukapuka islands
of Rarotonga
, and northward to
the Tokelau and Tuvalu island groups ;
in all these islands
, oral tradition
is maintained
of ancestral voyages from
the Samoan islands
.
Samoan folklore tells
of the arrival
of two maidens from Fiji who brought
the art
of tatau
, or tattoo
, to
Samoa, whence came
the traditional
Samoan malofie
( malofie
is also
known as pe
' a for men and
as malu for women ).
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The Second
Samoan Civil War was
a conflict that reached
a head
in 1898 when Germany
, the United Kingdom
, and
the United States were locked
in dispute over who should have control over
the Samoa Islands.
Samoa and Sāmoa
Samoan ( Gagana fa
' a Sāmoa or Gagana
Sāmoa — IPA
: )
is the language
of the Samoan Islands, comprising
the independent
country of Samoa and
the United States territory
of American
Samoa.
Samoa and ),
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* American
Samoa ( IOC
country code
), an unincorporated territory
of the United States located
in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
of the sovereign state
of Samoa ( formerly known as Western Samoa )
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In
Samoa the constellation
is called Sumu (" triggerfish ") because
of its rhomboid shape
, while α and β Centauri are called Luatagata
( Two Men
), just
as they are
in Tonga
.
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* former German
Samoa ( New Zealand / United Kingdom ) 17 December 1920
a League
of Nations mandate
, renamed
Western Samoa ( as opposed to American
Samoa ), from 25 January 1947
a United Nations trust territory until its 1 January 1962 independence
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Palmyra
is one
of the Northern Line
Islands ( southeast
of Kingman Reef and north
of Kiribati Line
Islands ), located almost due south
of the Hawaiian
Islands, roughly halfway between Hawaii and American
Samoa.
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The new Fa ’ alupega
of German
Samoa, which
in its first line recognises
the Kaiser
( Kaisa
), apparently required Malietoa Tanunafili and Tupua Tamasese to be sworn on oath to become advisors to
the governing council
:
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The Tripartite Convention gave control
of the islands west
of 171 degrees west longitude to Germany
, ( later
known as Western Samoa ), containing Upolu and Savaii
( the current
Samoa ) and other adjoining islands
.
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*
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by George Turner
( 1884
), an eText available from Project Gutenberg
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In
the late 1960s
, Potlatch Forests
, Inc
. ( a US company
), upgraded
the harbour and airport at Asau on
the northern coast
of Savai
' i and established
a timber operation
, Samoa Forest Products
, for harvesting tropical hardwoods
.
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* Treaty
of Berlin
( 1889
), which recognized
the independence
of Samoa
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* Treaty
of Berlin
( 1899
), which resulted
in the partition
of Samoa between Germany and
the United States
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FIPS PUB 5-1
( published on June 15
, 1970 and superseded by FIPS PUB 5-2 on May 28
, 1987 ) stated that certain numeric codes " are reserved for possible future use
in identifying American
Samoa ( 03
), Canal Zone
( 07
), Guam
( 14
), Puerto Rico
( 43
), and Virgin
Islands ( 52 )", but these codes were omitted from FIPS PUB 5-2 without comment
.
Samoa and officially
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In September 2008
, Samoa became
the 46th
country to
officially recognise
the independence
of Kosovo
.
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* 1929-American
Samoa officially becomes
a U
. S
. territory
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In July 1997
, the Samoa Constitution was amended to change
the country's name to
Samoa, and
officially the Independent State of Samoa.
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In 1929
, the U
. S
. Congress passed legislation that
officially recognized
the eastern islands
as, American
Samoa.
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The symbol WS $
is still used for
the tālā
, representing
the country's previous name
Western Samoa, used up to 1997
, when
the word
Western was
officially removed and
the country became
known as just
Samoa.
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America
Samoa has been an unincorporated territory
of the United States since 1900
, and
Samoa, officially known as the Independent State of Samoa, is an independent nation that gained its independence from New Zealand
in 1962
.
Samoa and Independent
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The
Independent State of Samoa and
the People's Republic
of China
( PRC ) established official diplomatic relations
in 1976
.
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* Davidson
, J
. W
. Samoa mo
Samoa for
the Samoans
, The Emergence
of the Independent State of Western Samoa.
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* Davidson
, J
. W
. Samoa mo
Samoa for
the Samoans
, The Emergence
of the Independent State of Western Samoa.
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For
the Independent State of Samoa, New Zealandic and British influences has led to
the popularity
of rugby union
, soccer
, netball and volleyball
.
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Due to colonialism
, the home islands are politically and geographically divided between
the country of Samoa, official name
Independent State of Samoa ( formerly Western Samoa until
country name change
in 1997 ); and American
Samoa, an unincorporated territory
of the United States
.
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Banknotes
of the Territory
of Western Samoa, now
the Independent State of Samoa, were issued by
the Authority
of the New Zealand Government
, which governed
the islands up until 1962
.
Samoan Americans are American citizens
of Samoan origin
, including those who migrated from
the Independent State of Samoa and America
Samoa to
the United States
.
Samoa and State
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* Head
of State Malietoa Tanumafili II
( Samoa )
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American
Samoa has
a State of the Territory address given by
the governor
.
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* Outline
of Samoa-Independent
State of Samoa
Pacific Islands leaders
, all members
of the Pacific Islands Forum
, at
a meeting
in Samoa with former US Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice
( center
), 26 July
, 2008
State bees originally occurred for
the fifty states
, five U
. S
. territories
( Guam
, Puerto Rico
, US Virgin
Islands, American
Samoa, Northern Mariana
Islands ), Washington D
. C., and
the Department
of Defense Dependent Schools
( DoDDS ).
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