Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III
Male, Deceased Person
1901 – 1929
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Who was Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III?
Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana III was a high chief of Samoa who was a leader of the country's pro-independent Mau movement during the early 1900s. He was fatally shot by New Zealand police during a Mau procession on 28 December 1929 in Apia which turned violent, in what became known as Black Saturday.
His tomb, constructed of black stones in a tier is situated in Lepea village beside the main road and 5mins from Apia.
His eldest son was Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV, who served two terms as Samoa's prime minister.
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