# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/malietoa-tanumafili-i
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:30:26.617Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/malietoa-tanumafili-i"
name: "Malietoa Tanumafili I"
slug: "malietoa-tanumafili-i"
description: "Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili I was the Malietoa in Samoa from 1898 until his death in 1939. After the death of his father, Malietoa Laupepa, who was recognized as king of Samoa by many Western countries, Tanumafili was immediately crowned, with Tupua Tamasese Lealofi I serving as vice-king. Tanumafili was backed by the United States and United Kingdom, however Germany supported rebel chief Mata‘afa Iosefo who was eyeing the throne. The battle between the two made up the Second Samoan Civil War and in the end caused the Tripartite Convention that split the islands. After the war, Malietoa pursued education in Fiji and then came back to Samoa, where he was appointed as an advisor."
tagline: "Malietoa in Samoa"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Malietoa_Tanumafili_I.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1879"
deathDate: "1939-07-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.49
  momentum:             5.639097744360902
  historical:           6.423148
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "มาลีเอโตอา ตานูมาฟีลีที่ 1"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84"
    title: "مالييطوا تانومافيلي اللول"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7"
    title: "ماليتوا تانومافيلى انا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malietoa_Tanumafili_I"
    title: "Malietoa Tanumafili I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malietoa_Tanumafili_la_1-a"
    title: "Malietoa Tanumafili la 1-a"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malietoa_Tanumafili_I"
    title: "Malietoa Tanumafili I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malietoa_Tanumafili_Ier"
    title: "Malietoa Tanumafili Ier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malietoa_Tanumafili_I"
    title: "Malietoa Tanumafili I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3024732"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump