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Tevita ʻAlokuoʻulu

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Lord Fusituʻa
Lord Fusitu'a 1967
Member of the Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyTongatapu
Personal details
Born1908
Died15 October 1973 (aged 65)

Tevita ʻAlokuoʻulu, Lord Fusituʻa (1908 – 5 October 1973) was a Tongan noble and politician.

Biography

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Born in 1908, ʻAlokuoʻulu acceded to the Fusituʻa title – one of the three members of the nobility of Niuafoʻou – in 1929 at the age of 21.[1]

He was later elected to the Legislative Assembly as one of the nobles representing Tongatapu.[2]

ʻAlokuoʻulu died in October 1973 at the age of 65, at which point he was the longest-serving noble in Tonga.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Hon Fusitu'a Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1973, p109
  2. ^ Tongan Women Missed Their Vote Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1954, p89