Lutali

Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao, better known as A.P. Lutali (December 24, 1919 - August 1, 2002), was the governor of American Samoa from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 until 1997. He ran for reelection in 1996, but was defeated in a landslide, only reaching third place, behind L. Peter Reid and Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia. Sunia and Reid then participated in a runoff, which Sunia won. Lutali was a member of the United States Democratic Party. Image File history File links Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao, better known as A.P. Lutali (December 24, 1919 - August 1, 2002), was the governor of American Samoa from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 until 1997. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tauese Sunia Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia (August 29, 1941-March 26, 2003) was the governor of American Samoa from 1997 until his death. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

On June 8, 2001 he launched his biography, "My Samoan Journey", in American Samoa. Published recently in New Zealand, the 296-page biography contains numerous photographs. The book tells about the workings of American democracy in the Pacific and the struggle of a people to adjust to Western ways of doing things.