Leone Mulikiha'amea Matekitoga or Manikitoga was a king of Uvea, ruling from 16 March 1941 until 16 March 1947. He was preceded by Mikaele Tufele II, and succeeded by

Pelenato Fuluhea Pelenato Fuluhea was a king of Uvea, ruling from 1947 until 1950. He was preceded by Leone Manikitoga, and succeeded by Kapeliele Tufele III Kapeliele Tufele III was a king of Uvea, who ruled from 17 April 1950 until 17 November 1953. He was ...

. He was king during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

and the occupation of

Uvea The uvea (; Lat. ''uva'', "grape"), also called the ''uveal layer'', ''uveal coat'', ''uveal tract'', ''vascular tunic'' or ''vascular layer'' is the pigmented middle of the three concentric layers that make up an eye. History and etymolog ...

by American troops (1942-1944), a period of strong economic, social and political transformations for

Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

. He was chosen by the royal families after 8 years without a sovereign. Resident of France Léon Vrignaud and Bishop Alexandre Poncet supported his appointment by the royal families, which took place on March 16, 1941. Nevertheless, the new Lavelua refused to take the oath of Marshal Pétain, to whom the residence and the mission remained loyal.

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