2017 in Samoa

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Events in the year 2017 in Samoa .

Incumbents

• O le Ao o le Malo: Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi (until 20 July); Va'aletoa Sualauvi II onwards
• Prime Minister: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi

Events

• 5 July – 2017 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election:
  • Samoa's Legislative Assembly appoints Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II as O le Ao o le Malo. ^[1]
• 12 November – Virgin Samoa ceases operations. ^[2]

Deaths

• 17 April – Rosey, 47, Samoan-American professional wrestler (WWE, AJPW, FMW) ^[3]
• 13 December – Eti Saaga, 67, Samoan-born American Samoan poet and writer. ^[4]

References

1. "Tuimaleaaliifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II Is New HOS". Talanei. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
2. "Samoa poised to end joint venture with Virgin". RNZ. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
3. "Matt Anoa'i - Rosey and Kimo of Three Minute Warning - dead at 47". canoe.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
4. "Samoan poet Eti Saaga dies aged 67". RNZ. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2025-06-12.