| Atamu Tekena | |||||
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.jpg) Bust of Atamu Tekena, located at a central plaza at the island capital of Hanga Roa | |||||
| King of Rapa Nui | |||||
| Reign | 1883–1892 | ||||
| Predecessor | Council of State | ||||
| Successor | Riro Kāinga | ||||
| Born | c. 1850 | ||||
| Died | August 1892 | ||||
| Spouse | Ana Eva Hei Vehi | ||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Atamu Tekena or Atamu te Kena, full name Atamu Maurata Te Kena ʻAo Tahi[1] (c. 1850 – August 1892) was the penultimate ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i.e. Easter Island) from 1883 until his death.[note 1] In 1888, he signed a treaty of annexation ceding Easter Island to Chile in a ceremony officiated by Captain Policarpo Toro. His name is translated as "Adam the Gannet".[2]
- ^ Pakarati 2015a, pp. 7, 11.
- ^ Fischer 2005, p. 128.
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