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Fatal shooting of tupua tamasese lealofi iii in 1929 a living memory
Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana III (4 May 1901 – 29 December 1929) was a high chief of Samoa who was a leader of the country's pro-independent Mau movement during the early 1900s. He was fatally shot by New Zealand police during a Mau procession on 28 December 1929 in Apia which turned violent, in what became known as Black Saturday.

His tomb, constructed of black stones in a tier is situated in Lepea village beside the main road and 5 minutes from Apia.

His eldest son was Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV (1922-1983), who served two terms as Samoa's prime minister.


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