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Tu'u'u Ieti Taulealo
Tu'u'u Ieti Taule'alo is a Samoan public servant. From 2012 to 2018 he was Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Samoa. Tu'u'u was President of the Western Samoa Public Services Association (WSPSA) during the 1981 PSA General Strike that contributed to the fall of the government of Taisi Tufuga Tupuola Efi in the following elections. He obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of Canterbury (1971) in Christchurch New Zealand, before completing his master's degree and PhD at the University of Sydney (in 1990 and 1997 respectively), in civil engineering. He has been the director of Samoa's Lands, Survey and Environment Department. From January 2006 until September 2009 he was the chief executive officer of the Ministry of Environment in Samoa. He is also the chairman of the Board of Matuaileoo Environmental Trust, Inc. In 2012 he was appointed Chair of the Public Service Commission, and he was reappointed in 2015. He was not reappointed when his con ... [...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] |
1981 PSA General Strike
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day. * January 25 – In South Africa the largest part of the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
