Malietoa Laupepa

Malietoa Laupepa
Malietoa
King (Tafaʻifa) of Samoa
King of Samoa
Reign1875–1887, 1889–1898
PredecessorMalietoa Mōli (father)
SuccessorMalietoa Tanumafili I (son)
Born1841
Sapapaliʻi, Savaiʻi, Kingdom of Samoa
Died(1898-08-22)22 August 1898
Savaiʻi, Kingdom of Samoa
SpouseSisavaiʻi Malupo Niuvaʻai
IssueFaʻamu Leuatoivao
Tanumafili I
Silivaʻai
Fefauimalemau Fuatino
HouseMaota o Poutoa, Sapapaliʻi, Savaii, Samoa
FatherMalietoa Moli
MotherFaʻalaituio Fuatino Suʻapaʻia

Susuga Malietoa Laupepa (1841 – 22 August 1898) was the ruler (Malietoa) of Samoa in the late 19th century. He was first crowned in 1875.

During his tenure as King, he fought constant warfare from many contenders to the throne, these battles would make up the First Samoan Civil War, which is documented in A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa.