How to Pronounce Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III
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May 04, 1901 Died on 29 Dec 1929 (aged 28)
Samoan independence leader
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About Tupua Tamasese Lealofi Iii
- Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana III (4 May 1901 – 29 December 1929) 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 5 minutes from Apia. His eldest son was Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV (1922–1983), who served two terms as Samoa's prime minister.
