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 Mikaele Tufele II (died 30 November 1933) was a king of Uvea, ruling from 1928 until 1931, and again for a brief time in 1933. He was preceded by Tomasi Kulimoetoke I, and succeeded by Sosefo Mautāmakia I. In May 1933 he was re-elected as king f ...

, and succeeded by

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. He was king during the

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and the occupation of

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

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. He was chosen by the royal families after 8 years without a sovereign. Resident of France Léon Vrignaud and Bishop

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supported his appointment by the royal families, which took place on March 16, 1941. Nevertheless, the new Lavelua refused to take the oath of

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, to whom the residence and the mission remained loyal.

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