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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Togiola T.A. Tulafono |
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AS, , United States |
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February 28, 1947
(77 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | U Ole Polecat
Oct 01, 2003 12:20pm |
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| Info | TOGIOLA T.A. TULAFONO was sworn in as American Samoa's Governor on Monday, April 7, 2003 after American Samoa's Governor Tauese Sunia sudden death on Wednesday, March 26, 2003.
Prior to assuming the Governorship, Togiola Tulafono served as Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa from 1997. He was born February 28, 1947 and was educated at Samoana High School, Chadron State College in Nebraska, Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas and National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. A lawyer with approximately 20 years in private practice, Tulafono has been a policeman, administrative assistant for the Secretary of Samoan Affairs; Samoan Assistant to the Attorney General; District Court Judge; Senator for Saole County for 4 years; Senator for Sua County for 8 years; first chairman of the Board of directors for the American Samoa Power Authority; and first chairman of the Board of High Education.
Tulafono had also served as chairman for the American Samoa Centennial Committee during the 2000 celebration marking 100 years since American Samoa became a US possession and as chairman of the South Pacific Mini Games Committee in 1997 when the territory hosted the regional games. He has been a deacon for more than 24 years at the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa (CCCAS) Sailele.
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