Toʻalepaialiʻi Toeolesulusulu Salesa III

Toʻalepaialiʻi Toeolesulusulu Salesa III (died November 2008) was a high chief (matai) of Satapuala village and a Member of Parliament of the Aʻana District in Samoa.[1] In the late 1980s, he was a Cabinet Minister and chairman of the country's national airline, Polynesian Airlines. Toʻalepaialiʻi was also a leader of the Samoa Progressive Political Party. He was involved in a legal action against the government over a land claim[2] by his village involving more than two thousand hectares near Faleolo International Airport.[1]

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  1. Ilalio, Marieta Heidi (2008-11-26). "Samoa Mourns". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. "Villagers have vacated Satapuala land, 26 November 2007 UTC". Radio New Zealand International. Retrieved 14 November 2009.


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