Death and state funeral of Malietoa Tanumafili II

Death and state funeral of Malietoa Tanumafili II
	Malietoa Tanumafili's coffin lying in state outside parliament
Date	11 May 2007, 18:45 (SST) (death); 18 May 2007 (state funeral);
Location	Motoʻotua, Apia, Samoa (death); Mulinuʻu, Apia, Samoa (lying-in-state and state funeral);

Malietoa Tanumafili II, the O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) of Samoa and paramount chief of the Malietoa lineage, died on 11 May 2007 in Apia at the age of 94. At the time of his death, he was the oldest incumbent state leader and head of state for over 45 years, having been appointed for life to the post when Samoa gained independence in 1962.^[1] His state funeral was held on 18 May and was attended by a significant amount of domestic and regional dignitaries.

^ "Funeral held for late Samoa ruler". BBC News. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[:0-1] "Funeral held for late Samoa ruler". BBC News. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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Malietoa Tanumafili's coffin lying in state outside parliament
Date	11 May 2007 (2007-05-11), 18:45 (SST) (death) 18 May 2007 (2007-05-18) (state funeral)
Location	Motoʻotua, Apia, Samoa (death) Mulinuʻu, Apia, Samoa (lying-in-state and state funeral)