Togiola Tulafono
| Togiola Tulafono | |
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| 56th Governor of American Samoa | |
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In office March 26, 2003 – January 3, 2013 Acting: March 26, 2003 – April 7, 2003 |
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| Lieutenant | Faoa Aitofele Sunia |
| Preceded by | Tauese Sunia |
| Succeeded by | Lolo Matalasi Moliga |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa | |
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In office January 3, 1997 – March 26, 2003 |
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| Governor | Tauese Sunia |
| Preceded by | Tauese Sunia |
| Succeeded by | Faoa Aitofele Sunia |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 28, 1947 Aunuu Island, American Samoa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Tulafono |
| Children | 5 daughters 1 son |
| Alma mater |
Chadron State College Washburn University |
| Religion | Congregationalism |
Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (born February 28, 1947) is a former Governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He had previously served as lieutenant governor, taking this position on January 3, 1997.
Tulafono was lieutenant governor when, on March 26, 2003, Governor Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia died. He then became acting governor and officially became governor on April 7, 2003. He was elected to a full 4-year term in the November 2004 gubernatorial elections and was re-elected in the November 2008 gubernatorial election.
Tulafono did not run for governor in 2012 as he was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. He was an unsuccessful candidate for American Samoa's at-large congressional district in 2014.
Togiola T. A. Tulafono was born on February 28, 1947, in Aunu'u Island, American Samoa.
Tulafono was educated in Samoa, attending elementary school in Autu'u and Samoana High School. He attended Chadron State College in the United States, where he earned bachelor's degrees in both political science and sociology in 1970. He received a doctor of laws degree from the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas, in 1975.
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