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- ↑ "Vesiai Poyer Samuelu". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Resolution calls for all faipule to have at least one committee post". www.samoanews.com. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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