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Ele or ELE may refer to:
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Sa'ilele is a village on the north shore in the Eastern District of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is reached from a cross-island road which leads north from the village of Faga'itua. By turning off at the pass, the turn-off takes you down a narrow road through dense forest to Sa'ilele. The village is known for having some of Tutuila's best swimming beaches. The sandy area below the rock outcrops at the western end of the beach is also a popular site for picnics. On a track east of the village is a burial ground where some ali'i were buried.
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Opeloge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Va'ele Pa'ia'aua Iona Sekuini was a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He was a member of the FAST Party.
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References
- A. Krämer, The Samoa Islands (trans. N. Verhaaren from Die Samoa-inseln, 1902; reprint University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, 1994), 50-1
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