Malietoa Tanumafili II GCMG CBE (4 January 1913 – 11 May 2007) also called Susuga was the Malietoa the title of one of Samoa’s four paramount chiefs and the head of state or O le Ao o le Malo a position that he held for life of Samoa from 1962 to 2007. He was co-chief of state in 1962 and became the sole head of state on 15 April 1963. At the time of his death he was the oldest national leader in the world.
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