𝐊𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐀. O le Koluse a Malietoa, o le ā mafai ona fa’ae’eina atu iā i latou sa fa’atinoina ni gaioiga o le matua loto toa po’o se lototele ma le lē fefe e sili ona iloga i luma o ona fili, fa’atasi ai ma se gaioiga loto toa na ulua’i fuafuaina po’o se ositaulaga ofoina atu e le tagata lava ia e tusa ai ma tulaga ogaoga ma le mata’utia.
📌: 𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐅𝐈 𝐈𝐈𝐈 [𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐔]
💢: Soifua mai i le Aso 4 Me 1901
💢: Tama a ‘Āiga
💢: Taulāmua i le tausisia o le fīlēmū i pulega fa’akolone a Niu Sila.
💢: 1927 – Tofia e avea ma Ta’ita’i o le Mau a Samoa
💢: 1928 – Molia ma fa’afalepuipui i Niu Sila ona o taumafaiga e fa’ata’ape le Mau a Samoa.
💢: 1929 – Toe taliu mai ai i Samoa.
💢: 1929 – Masoe ai lona soifua mai se osofa’iga a fitafita a Niu Sila a’o fa’atinoina se savali fīlēmū a Sui o le Mau a Samoa.
“𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐚 𝐞 𝐟ī𝐟ī𝐥ē𝐦ū, 𝐢𝐚 ā𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐥𝐨’𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐚’𝐚 𝐦𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐚”
𝐒𝐮𝐢 𝐨 𝐥𝐞 ‘Ā𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐞 𝐭ā𝐩ā𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐮ā𝐥𝐨𝐚:
Afioga Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
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𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐀 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒
The Malietoa Cross is conferred upon individuals who have demonstrated acts of exceptional bravery or conspicuous courage in the face of the enemy, or who have displayed fearless valor through a premeditated act of heroism or self-sacrifice under conditions of extreme danger and peril.
📌: 𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐅𝐈 𝐈𝐈𝐈 [𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃]
💢: Born on 4 May 1901.
💢: A paramount chief & leader of the Mau Movement.
💢: Arrested in 1928 and imprisoned in New Zealand during efforts to dissolve the Mau movement.
💢: Tamasese was fatally shot during a peaceful Mau procession in Apia on the 28th of December 1929, in what became known as the Black Saturday.
💢: Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III’s historic final words became a lasting symbol of peace, forgiveness, and unwavering love for Samoa:
“𝑴𝒚 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒂. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕… 𝑰𝒇 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒆, 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆.”
💢: His supreme sacrifice strengthened the peaceful movement for self-governance which ultimately succeeded when Samoa became an independent state.
𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
Afioga Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
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