One of Samoa's most dedicated leaders has been replaced. Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, who served as the Head of State for 10 years, is to stand down and will not serve a third term. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi announced that member of the council of deputies, Tuimaleali'ifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, will now take on the esteemed role, the Samoa Observer reports. Efi has had a long life in politics in Samoa, having first entered Parliament as an MP in 1966. He spent some time in New Zealand as a student at St Patrick's College in Wellington and later studied at Victoria University.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 04, 2017 21:45 UTC