Mariota Tiumalu Tuiasosopo

{{Short description|American Samoan writer of its anthem (1905–1957)}}

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|name=Mariota Tuiasosopo

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| birth_date = 1905

| birth_place = {{flagcountry|American Samoa}}

| death_date ={{Death year and age|1957|1905}}

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| nationality = {{flagcountry|American Samoa}}

| known_for = Wrote American Samoan national anthem

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Mariota Tiumalu Tuiasosopo (1905–1957) was the writer of "Amerika Samoa", the regional anthem of American Samoa.{{cite book|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=The World Factbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kskkBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT88|date=1 January 2015|publisher=Masterlab|isbn=978-83-7991-213-1|pages=88–}} Mariota's daughter, Seuva’ai Mere Tuiasosopo-Betham, was former associate judge of the high court of American Samoa and former director of the American Samoa Department of Education.{{cite journal |url=https://www.congress.gov/crec/1997/07/28/CREC-1997-07-28-pt1-PgS8204.pdf |title=TRIBUTE TO THE LATE SEUVA'AI MERE TUIASOSOPO-BETHAM |journal=Congressional Record - Senate |date=28 July 1997 |access-date=19 March 2022}}

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Category:1905 births

Category:1957 deaths

Category:American Samoan writers

Category:National anthem writers

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