Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis | |
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High Chieftess of Takitumu | |
Reign | 1924–1990 |
Successor | Marie Peyroux |
Born | 14 August 1923 |
Died | 3 February 1990 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 66)
Spouse | George Ani Peyroux Tom Davis |
House | House of Takitumu |
Dynasty | Pa Dynasty |
Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki[1], Lady Davis (14 August 1923 – 3 February 1990) was Pa Ariki, one of the two ariki titles of the Takitumu tribe on the island of Rarotonga of the Cook Islands from 1924 until 1990.
She is one of the authors of "Te Atua Mou E" ("God is Truth"), the national anthem of the Cook Islands.[2] She was president of the House of Ariki from 1980 to 1990.