Tuala Falenaoti Tiresa Malietoa

Tuala Falenaoti Tiresa Malietoa (also known as Tiresa Malietoa) (8 February 1924 - 7 May 2016)[1] was a Samoan politician and educator. She was leader of the Samoan Christian Party, and one of the first women to lead a Samoan political party.[2][3]

She was the wife of Samoa's Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II and a former principal of the Samoa Teachers Training College.

References

  1. ^ "Tuala Falenaoti Tiresa MALIETOA". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "First woman to lead Samoa political party outlines policy". RNZ. 16 January 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Samoan women come out of the kitchen, into politics". New Zealand Herald. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2021.


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