The King of Alo (titled as Tu`i Agaifo) is the ruler of the polity of Alo, one of the two chiefdoms (Royaume coutumier, lit. 'customary kingdom') located on Futuna. Alo encompasses the eastern part of the island.
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 Alo
Fakavelikele
- Fakavelikele
- Pili
- Mala'evaoa
- Nimo o le Tano'a
- Veliteki (1748–1756)
- ... (1756–1784)
- Fonati (1784–1839?)
Tu`i Agaifo
- Fonoti (1837?–1839?)
- Niuliki (1839?–1841)
- Musumusu (1841–1844) (Regent)
- Filipo Meitala (1844–1862)
- Alia Segi (1862–18..)
- Soane Malia Musulamu (1887?–1929)
- Soane Moefana (1929–1932)
- Tuiseka
- Usanio Pipisega
- Paloto Aika
- Savelio Meitala
- Kamilo Katea
- Maleselino Maituku
- Kolio Maituku
- Papilio Talae
- Lelipo Pipisega
- Alesio Feta'u
- Petelo Savo Meitala
- Soane Va Pipisega
- Silisio Katea
- Petelo Talae
- Vito Tuiseka
- Petelo Maituku (19.. – 27 December 1958) (1st time)
- Setefano Tuikalepa (29 December 1958 – 8 February 1960)
- Kamaliele Moefana (9 February 1960 – 9 December 1961)
- Pio Tagatamanogi (28 December 1961 – 8 September 1962)
- Mikaele Fanene (15 September 1962 – 19..)
- Seteone Pipisega (19.. – 30 May 1970)
- Petelo Maituku (1 June 1970 – 1 May 1973) (2nd time)
- Mikaele Katea (10 May 1973 – 17 April 1974)
- Patita Savea (20 April 1974 – 28 December 1976)
- Kalepo Nau (11 January 1977 – 17 July 1978)
- Nopeleto Tuikalepa (15 March 1979 – 29 October 1984)
- Petelo Lemo (20 November 1984 – 24 February 1990)
- Lomano Musulamu (24 February 1990 – 1 February 1995)
- Esipio Takasi (6 April 1995 – 9 July 1997)
- Sagato Alofi (10 July 1997 – October 2002)
- Soane Patita Maituku (21 November 2002 – 19 February 2008)
- Petelo Vikena (6 November 2008[2] – 22 January 2010[3])
- Vacant (22 January 2010 – 17 January 2014)
- Petelo Sea (17 January 2014[4] – 14 May 2016)
- Vacant (14 May 2016 – 7 June 2016)
- Filipo Katoa (17 June 2016 – 3 October 2018)
- Lino Leleivai (29 November 2018[5] – present)
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Loi no 61-814 du 29 juillet 1961 conférant aux îles Wallis-et-Futuna le statut de territoire d'outre-mer (in French).
- ^ "Futuna crowns new king". RNZ. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Futuna king quits amid clan rivalries". RNZ. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Kayi, Elif (16 January 2014). "Le royaume d'Alo va retrouver un roi". Réseau Outre-Mer 1re (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Tuiagaifo Lino Leleivai devient le 36ème roi de Alo à Futuna".
External links
- World Statesmen – Wallis and Futuna
- "Dernieres préparatifs avant l'intronisation de Petelo Sea." Nouvellecaledonie.la1ere.fr. Nouvelle Calédonie 1re, 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 21 Jan. 2014."