Pacific / American Samoa

Former American Samoa lawmaker dies

09:51 am on 11 July 2019

A former American Samoa lawmaker, Toeaina Faufano Autele, has died at the age of 75.

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Toeaina died in a Hawaii hospital, 21 days after the death of his wife.

Regarded as an elder statesman in the territory's fono, Toeaina represented Manu'a until he retired from politics last year.