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Asiata Alaelua Vaʻalepa Saleʻimoa Vaʻai (25 May 1945 – 2 September 2010) was a
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n politician and lawyer. He was a Member of
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for the territorial constituency of
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and served as leader of the Samoan United Independents Political Party and the Samoan Democratic United Party. Asiata was the son of former Prime Minister
Vaʻai Kolone Vaai Kolone (11 November 1911 – 20 April 2001) was the fourth prime minister of Samoa and a founder of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in Samoa. He served as prime minister twice, first between 13 April and 18 September 1982, and then ...
and the brother of Tautua Samoa MP
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. He worked as a
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in Samoa and
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before working for the
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secretariat in
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,
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. He later served as president of the Samoa Law Society from 1985 to 1987 and of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association from 1998 to 2001. Vaʻai was elected to Parliament in the 2001 election, representing the constituency of Satupaʻitea. He was re-elected in
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
and became leader of the SDUP in August that year. As a result, the party fragmented and ceased to be recognised by the Samoan Parliament.


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at the Samoan Fono. 1945 births 2010 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Samoan lawyers Samoan chiefs Samoan United Independents Political Party politicians People from Satupa'itea Children of prime ministers {{Samoa-politician-stub