Asiata Sale'imoa Va'ai

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Asiata Alaelua Vaʻalepa Saleʻimoa Vaʻai (born May 25, 1945 , Satupaʻitea ; † September 2, 2010 ) was a Samoan politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Fono (parliament) for the territorial constituency of Satupaʻitea and the leader of the Samoan United Independents Political Party and later the Samoan Democratic United Party .

Life

Asiata was the son of former Prime Minister Va'ai Kolone and brother of Va'ai Papu Vailupe , a member of the Tautua Samoa Party . He worked as a barrister in Samoa and New Zealand before moving to the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva , Fiji . From 1985 to 1987 he served as President of the Samoa Law Society and from 1998 to 2001 of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association .

Va'ai was elected to parliament in 2001 for the Constituency Satupa'itea. He was re-elected in 2006 and became leader of the SDUP in August of the same year. His election, however, led to a mockery of the party, whereupon it was no longer recognized by parliament.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Samoa Democratic United Party leader dies . Radio New Zealand International. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b 'I've lost a friend' . Samoa Observer. September 3, 2010. Accessed on September 4, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.samoaobserver.ws  
  3. ^ A warrior, statesman, loving father . Samoa Observer. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.samoaobserver.ws
  4. ↑ Samoa opposition leader Ropati dumped, . Radio New Zealand International. August 31, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2010.

literature

  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Government Printing Office 2009: 1101.
  • Commonwealth Secretariat: Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association: Best Practice. Best Practice Series 2003: 6th ISBN 0850927226 , 9780850927221

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personal data
SURNAME Va'ai, Asiata Sale'imoa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vaʻai, Asiata Alaelua Vaʻalepa Saleʻimoa (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Samoan politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Satupaʻitea , Samoa
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 2010