Mata'afa Iosefo

Mata'afa Iosefo c. 1896
Mata'afa Iosefo & group c. 1902

Mata'afa Iosefo (c. 1832 – 6 February 1912)[1] was a Paramount Chief of Samoa who was one of the three rival candidates for the kingship of Samoa during colonialism.[2] He was also referred to as Tupua Malietoa To'oa Mata'afa Iosefo. He was crowned the King of Samoa on 15 November 1898.

  1. ^ Meleisea, Malama (1987). The Making of Modern Samoa. University of the South Pacific. p. 54. ISBN 982-02-0031-8. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. ^ Tuimalealiʻifano, Morgan A. (2006). O tama a ʻāiga: the politics of succession to Sāmoa's paramount titles. University of the South Pacific, editorips@usp.ac.fj. p. 13. ISBN 982-02-0377-5.

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