The King of Sigave (titled as Tu`i Sigave) is the ruler of the polity of Sigave, one of the two chiefdoms (Royaume coutumier, lit. 'customary kingdom') located on Futuna. Sigave encompasses the western part of the island.
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Futuna is one of the Hoorn Islands in the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna[a], in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
List of rulers of Sigave
edit- Tuikamea (1784– ..)
- Inosiopogoi
- Latuka (.. –1800)
- Vanae (1800 – 10 August 1839)
- Occupation by Alo (10 August 1839 – 1841)
- Petelo Keletaona (1842–1851)
- Alefosio Tamole (1851–18??)
- Anise Tamole (1887?)
- Lutotio (1889?)
- Savelio Keletaona
- Mateo Tamole
- Toviko Keletaona (1st time)
- Tamasi Tamole
- Toviko Keletaona (2nd time)
- Sui Tamole (1st time)
- Ligareto Falemaa (.. –1929)
- Keletaona Keletaona (1929–1932)
- Fololiano Sui Tamole (1932–19??)
- Sui Tamole (19??–19??) (2nd time)
- Amole Keletaona (March 1941 – 29 September 1949)
- Soane Vanai (19??–19??)
- Pio Keletaona (19?? – 27 June 1955)
- Sakopo Tamole "Pausu" (11 July 1955 – 18 January 1957)
- Setefano Lavelua (27 January 1957 – 4 August 1959)
- Sileno Tamole "Veu" (29 September 1959 – 7 April 1969)
- Alefosio Keletaona "Vasa" (31 July 1969 – 24 May 1971)
- Ilalio Amosala (1 June 1971 – 30 September 1972)
- Nasalio Keletaona (1 December 1972 – 1982)
- Sagato Keletaona (4 August 1982 – 1 April 1987)
- Sosefo Vanai (1 April 1987 – 5 April 1990)
- Lafaele Malau (10 May 1990 – 26 October 1994)
- Soane Patita Sokotaua (26 October 1994 – 1997)
- Pasilio Keletaona (26 September 1997 – 26 September 2003)
- Visesio Moeliku (10 March 2004 – August 2009)
- Vacant (August 2009 – 3 July 2010)
- Polikalepo Kolivai (3 July 2010[2] – October 2014) (disputed)
- Vacant (24 October 2014 – 5 March 2016)
- Eufenio Takala (5 March 2016[3][4] – present)
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ Loi no 61-814 du 29 juillet 1961 conférant aux îles Wallis-et-Futuna le statut de territoire d'outre-mer (in French).
- ^ "Futuna's Sigave has new king". RNZ. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Patrick Ferrante (1 March 2016). "Futuna: un nouveau roi pour Sigave" (in French). Wallis & Futuna 1. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "New king on Futuna hoped to appease family tensions". RNZ. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.