Western Samoa
Americannoun
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Practically overnight, Earle “was ordered to become assistant governor-general of Western Samoa in the Pacific. He himself told me this, when I was in the States attending Valley Forge Military Academy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The team was Western Samoa in those days.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Wales have suffered some humbling historical home defeats including losses to Romania in 1988, Western Samoa in 1991, Canada in 1993 and Italy earlier this year.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2022
Fifth-year outside linebacker Gabe Reid served his mission in his father’s homeland of American Samoa and also Western Samoa.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Background: New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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