Rapi Sotoa | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 1958–1968 | |
Constituency | Ta'u County |
Personal details | |
Died | 2 February 1970 Tutuila, American Samoa |
Rapi Sotoa (died 2 February 1970) was an American Samoan chief and politician. He served as President of the Senate between 1958 and 1968.
A high chief, Sotoa became chairman of the Council of Paramount Chiefs. [1] Prior to entering politics he was a civil servant, starting work as a sanitation inspector in 1949. [2]
In 1958 he became President of the Senate, holding the post for ten years. As a Senator, he was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1960, and one of the signatories of the constitution. [3] In 1968 he became an assistant to the Governor. [2]
He died on 2 February 1970 in Tutuila. [4]
Rapi Sotoa | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 1958–1968 | |
Constituency | Ta'u County |
Personal details | |
Died | 2 February 1970 Tutuila, American Samoa |
Rapi Sotoa (died 2 February 1970) was an American Samoan chief and politician. He served as President of the Senate between 1958 and 1968.
A high chief, Sotoa became chairman of the Council of Paramount Chiefs. [1] Prior to entering politics he was a civil servant, starting work as a sanitation inspector in 1949. [2]
In 1958 he became President of the Senate, holding the post for ten years. As a Senator, he was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1960, and one of the signatories of the constitution. [3] In 1968 he became an assistant to the Governor. [2]
He died on 2 February 1970 in Tutuila. [4]