Kingdom of Samoa
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The Kingdom of Samoa, or Samoan Kingdom, was a Polynesian monarchy that existed from 1873 to 1899 in Samoan Islands of Polynesia. The monarchy of Samoa was abolished under the Tripartite Convention of
Wrecked vessels at Apia (1889)
SMS Adler wrecked at Apia (1889)
German, British and American warships in Apia harbour, 1899 (Alfred James Tattersall)
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
Kingdom of Samoa
…Aunu'u. On April 17, 1900, the United States flag was raised on Sogelau Hill in the village of Fagatogo. Thus, Eastern Samoa became the U.S. Territory of American Samoa. The Kingdom of Manu'a later joined American Samoa in 1904. In the 1880s, Great Britain, Germany and the United States all claimed parts of Samoa, and…
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).