The first Independence Day celebrated in Samoa

Take a look back at the moment that Samoa regained its independence - the historic day of the first sisiga fu’a of Samoa in 1962.

The current Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s father Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II, Samoa’s first Prime Minister watches on as Heads of State - Malietoa Tanumafili II and Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole raise the flag in this monumental moment in Samoa’s history.

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Here is a photo of a young Fiame arriving at Samoa Independence Day celebrations with her father.