Va'ai Kolone
Afioga Vaʻai Kolone (born November 11, 1911 in Vaisala, Samoa , † April 20, 2001 in Apia , Samoa) was a politician and two-time Prime Minister of Samoa.
Live and act
Kolone was first elected to parliament (Fono) in 1967. In 1979 he founded the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) together with Tofilau Eti Alesana in order to overthrow the then incumbent Prime Minister Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi .
After the April 1982 election, he became Prime Minister and Foreign Minister for the first time on April 13, 1982 as the successor to Efi. After allegations of bribery and corruption and the initiation of appropriate investigations, he had to resign on September 18, 1982 in favor of Efi.
After the general election of December 1985, Kolone was again Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on December 30, 1985. On April 8, 1988 he was replaced by Tofilau Eti Alesana in this office.
After leaving the HRPP, he became chairman of the Samoan National Development Party (SNDP), which received 14 of the 47 seats in the 1991 parliamentary election.
Sources and references
- Biographical information in rulers.org
- Kathleen Hancock: Man of Mana. Portraits of three Pacific Leaders: Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Afioga Va'ai Kolone and Sir Robert Rex. Steele Roberts, Wellington 2003, ISBN 1-877228-62-1 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kolone, Va'ai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kolone, Afioga Va'ai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Samoan politician, prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vaisala, Samoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 2001 |
| Place of death | Apia , Samoa |