History of Samoa
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The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the Austronesian expansion. Both Samoa's early history and its more recent history are strongly connected to the histories of Tong
Wrecked vessels at Apia (1889)
SMS Adler wrecked at Apia (1889)
German, British and American warships in Apia harbour, 1899 (Alfred James Tattersall)
Exiled group aboard German warship taking them to Saipan. Standing 3rd from the left is Lauaki Namulauulu Mamoe, 1909.
American Samoa
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American Samoa is a self-governing, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the south Pacific Ocean, within the Polynesia subregion of Oceania. Centered on, it is 40 m
History of Samoa
…Samoa Trust Territory. This area became independent in 1962 and was renamed Western Samoa. In 1997, 'Western' was dropped and the name changed to Samoa. American Samoa remains an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is estimated that the earliest human settlement of the Samoan archipelago was around…
Tuimanuʻa Elisala Alalamua, the last official titleholder of Tui Manuʻa (1899–1909)
Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Tilley, the first Governor of American Samoa (1900–1901)
Commander John Martin Poyer served as the 12th Governor of American Samoa (1915–1919).