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1944 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 1 November 1944.Samoan election ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1944, p19 Electoral system Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to European and mixed European-Samoans aged 21 or over.''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1938, p26 Results Nominated members , appointed to the Counci ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita culture, Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan culture, Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy with 11 Administrative divisions of Samoa, administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amando Stowers
Amando Stowers, also known by the Samoan name Vui Tafilipepe Amato,New Zealand Samoa 1944 Centre for Samoan Studies was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1951. Biography Stowers was a part-Samoan descendant of the English trader John Stowers. A planter, he held the title of ''vui'' in Fa'asaleleaga district.J. W. Davidson (1948) "Po ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Smyth (Samoan Politician)
Alfred George Smyth (17 June 1879 – 27 October 1959) was a New South Wales-born Western Samoan politician. Biography Smyth was born in Maitland, New South Wales and attended the local Sacred Heart School and the government school on Thursday Island. When Smyth was due to return to Western Samoa on 28 December 1929, the Mau movement planned a major reception for him. However, when the police attempted to arrest a member of the procession, a fight erupted and several Mau members were shot dead by the police firing into the crowd. The event became known as Black Saturday. Smyth was then considered for deportation again; although Governor Stephen Allen described him as an "ass", he decided that another stint in exile was unjustified. Smyth planned to contest the 1932 elections. Although he was widely considered the favourite candidate, he was forced to withdraw his candidacy due to his employer's opposition. Smyth did contest the 1935 elections, and was elected with by far th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tualaulelei Mauri
Tualaulelei Mauri (12 June 1903 – 8 September 1961) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly between 1943 and 1961, and as Minister of Lands and Minister of Agriculture between 1956 and 1961. Biography Mauri was born on 12 June 1903.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p325 Originally from the villages of Siumu and Vaito'omuli, he attended the Marist Brothers schools in Apia and Suva in Fiji. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Elections In Oceania
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 In Western Samoa Trust Territory
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
