Mano Togamau (died 1978) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly in two spells from 1964 and as Minister of Lands from 1976 until his death two years later.

Biography

Togamau was born in

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on the island of

Upolu Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long and in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximatel ...

. He attended the Marist Brothers school in

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and Malifa High School in

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. He then attended medical school in Fiji, subsequently working in the Western Samoa national hospital.Mano Togamau
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', October 1978, p67 In 1960 he was elected to the

Constitutional Assembly A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...

that produced the independence constitution.Constitution of Samoa
Parliament of Samoa After retiring in 1964, Togamau entered politics and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the

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constituency in the

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that year, defeating the incumbent Tofaeono Taulima by two votes.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016
Samoa Election Results Database Although he lost his seat to Taulima in the

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, he returned to the Legislative Assembly in the 1970 elections after defeating him for a second time. He was re-elected in

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

, and after being re-elected again in

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, he was appointed Minister of Lands, Survey and Broadcasting. In 1978 Togamau was injured when a truck broke through the wall of his office and pinned him against the wall. He was flown to New Zealand for treatment, but died in the plane during the journey. He was survived by his wife and five children.

References

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