Template:Did you know nominations/Soséfo Makapé Papilio

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The result was: promoted by Bunnypranav talk 11:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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... that the tenure of Wallis and Futuna's longest-serving senator, Soséfo Makapé Papilio, ended when he was found dead in a car submerged in the sea?

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Source: e.g. [https://www.senat.fr/senateur/papilio_sosefo_makape71031y.html this] ("il disparaît subitement le 5 avril 1998 à l'âge de soixante-dix ans : il est retrouvé mort à Futuna à l'intérieur de sa voiture immergée dans la mer." [he died suddenly on April 5, 1998, at the age of seventy: he was found dead in Futuna inside his car, submerged in the sea.]) or [https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser/167544321/ this] regarding death; for longest-serving, there's [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Journal_de_la_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_oc%C3%A9anistes/188iAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Papilio this]: although from some years back, as you can see at List of senators of Wallis and Futuna, no one has surpassed his tenure of 27 years}}
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alan MacMasters hoax
Comment: Seemed the most 'hooky' thing about the article. Also to do QPQ within 24 hours.

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BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:55, 16 March 2025 (UTC).

16px This article, moved to mainspace on 9 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. No copyvio issues. Hook interesting, cited, and citations check out. GTG. Tenpop421 (talk) 17:21, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

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