1900

Amata pulega a Siamani. Solofa (Solf) o le kovana. Mata'afa Alii Sili. Leota Su'atele Filipo Faamasino Samoa

German rule begins. Dr Solf as governor

1903

Tofia se Komisi o Fanua ma Suafa e Solofa. Taunuu ulua'i vasega o alii Saina.  Faavae le Taimua ma Faipule. Sisi le fu'a a Meleke i Pago Pago. 

Dr Solf appoints a Land & Titles Commission. First group of Chinese indetured labourers arrived. Taimua and Faipule founded.

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1904

Alia'e le Mau o Oloa.

Mau o Oloa Movement emerges.

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1905

Pa le maugamu o Matavanu, lepetia Lealatele ma nuu tua'oi.  Lomia le Savali.  Sui le Taimua ma Faipule i le Fono a Faipule. 

Matavanu Volcano erupts, destroys Lealatele village. Savali Gazette printed

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1906

Fai faato'aga o le pulu Meleisia

Extensive planting of the Malaysian rubber

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1907

Pepesi le faama'i o le tale vivini, aafia motu uma

Whooping cough affects all of the islands

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1908 

Alia'e le Mau a Pule i le ta'ita'iga a Lauaki Namulauulu

Mau a Pule emerges, led by Lauaki 

Namualuulu Mamoe

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1909

Faatafea Lauaki, lona toalua ma ni isi e 71 i Saipan, Atu Maresala

Lauaki Namulauulu, his wife and 71 others taken by the SMS Jaquar for exile in Saipan

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1910

Maua le manu'ainiu i Apia. Tuua Samoa e Solofa, sui e Sulusi

The rhinoceros beetle found in Apia

1912

Tuumalo Mataafa Iosefo. Soloia le tofi o le Alii Sili

Mataafa Iosefo dies. Post of Alii Sili abolished replaced by Fautua i le Kaisalika

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1913

Tofia Tupua Tamasese ma Malietoa Tanumafili o ni fautua. Faamamalu tofi o le Pulenuu

Tupua Tamasese & Malietoa Tanumafili sworn in as Advisors. Pulenuu (Village Official) established

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1914

Amata le Taua I. Taunuu le vaegaau a Niu Sila, faatu le pule fou, ta'ita'i Lokeni

Outbreak of WWI. An expeditionary force led by Robert Logan arrive and assume political control

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1915

Tuumalo Tupua Tamasese Lealofi & Lealofi le II. Maliu Lauaki Namulauulu

i Tarawa i Kilipati

Tupua Tamasese Lealofi dies, Lealofi II succeeds then dies same year. Lealofi (uncle) succeeds. Lauaki Namulauulu dies at Tarawa Kiribati

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1917

Osofa'ia atu Samoa e se mafui'e ma se galulolo

Powerful earthquake rattles western Samoa followed by a tsunami

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1918

Taunuu le SS Talune ma le faama'i o le fulu Sepania, feoti ai le toe o le kuata o le faitau aofa'i o Samoa

The SS Talune arrives with the Spanish flu from New Zealand killing almost a quarter of Samoa's population

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1919

Fo'i Lokeni i Niu Sila. Amata pulega a Tate. Faafo'i se vaega o tagata Siamani i lo latou atunuu.

Logan returns to New Zealand. Tate begin administration 

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1920

Pasia se poloaiga e le palemene a Niu Sila faatu ai se malo ma se fono faitulafono

Samoa Constitution Order passed by the NZ government setting up a new legislative assembly & civil government

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1921

Pasia le Tulafono o Samoa 1921 avea ai Niu Sila ma se tausia Samoa. I lena tulafono e faasa ai le nonofo o alii Saina ma fafine Samoa

Samoa Act 1921 passed result of League of Nations delegating responsibility

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1923

Amata pulega a Risatisone. Pu'e le ata Moana (olaga faa-Samoa) i Safune

Major General Richardson begins administration. Documentary Moana at Safune 

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1924

Pasia sui e to'atolu Papalagi mo le Fono. Ulua'i taaloga lakapi

faavaomalo a Samoa, ta'a'alo ma Fiti, malo Fiti 6-0

Three European members elected to Legislative Assembly. Samoa lost to Fiji 1st test, won 2nd test

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1926

Alia'e le mau e faitioina pulega a Niu Sila, faaigoa o le Mau

Political movement Mau emerges calling for greater democracy

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1927

Faatafea Taisi Nelesoni ma Smyth; Lomia le Samoa Guardian a le Mau

OF Nelson & Smyth banished from Samoa

1928

Amata pulega a Aleni. Faasalalau le tusi Coming of Age in Samoa. Ave le ulua'i uta pusa fa'i a Samoa i Niu Sila (Maui Pomare)

Colonel Stephen Allen begins administration. First banana exports to New Zealand, 782 cases

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1929

Maliliu Tupua Tamasese Lealofi le III  ma isi sui o le Mau i pulufana o se fana taavili a leoleo malo Niu Sila

Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III & other members of the Mau shot down by government police

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1930

Folafola le Mau o se faalapotopotoga solitulafono

Administration outlaws the Mau.

Chief Judge John Luxford announces verdict on Black Saturday in favour of administration

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1931

Suia Aleni e Ata (Herbert Ernest Hart)

Hart replaces Stephen Allen

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1934

Faasala Taisi Nelesoni 10 tausaga faaaunuu i Niu Sila

OF Nelson sentenced 10 year exile in New Zealand

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1935

Avea Tanapulu (Turnbull ) ma sui

ta'ita'i o le malo. Tu malo le Leipa a Niu Sila soloia uma tulafono faasaga i le Mau. 

A.C. Turnbull as Acting Administrator. NZ Labour government repeals all anti- Mau legislation

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1936

Filifiliga sui 39 fono faitulafono. Tofia sui Samoa i le pulega faatonu. Amata tautua a le MV Matua

Election Legislative Assembly; 33 of 39 are Mau members. MV Matua commences island service

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1937

Tuumalo Tuimalealiifano Siuaana.

Tuimalealiifano Siuaana dies

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1938

Faavae le A'oga Faafaia'oga. Tofia Tupua Tamasese Meaole o se Fautua

Post Primary School & teachers Training College established. Tupua Tamasese Meaole appointed Fautua

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