Type your answer here... samoan gets it island name from the child called MOA and SALEVA'O provided water for the new baby MOA.
Samoa
Billy Samoa Saleebey's birth name is William Samoa Saleebey.
it is called western Samoa because Samoa is divided into two parts, American Samoa and western Samoa. After colonialism came to Samoa, America took control of Eastern Samoa which adapted the name "American Samoa". While Germany (and later NZ) took control of Western Samoa, who then took on the name "Western Samoa". No called SAMOA. The nation dropped the "western" in 1997.
Amerika Samoa (American Samoa)
Previous names: * Samoa ~ 1900-1914 * Western Samoa ~ 1914-1997 * Samoa ~ 1997-present
Samoa.
Western Samoa was the colonial name for Samoa, which is an independent country separate from the US territory of American Samoa. The population of Samoa in early 2012 was estimated at 183,000.
It was known as "navigators islands" up until the 20th century then Samoa, then Western Samoa, then back to Samoa, so, the word "western" was dropped.
Samoa does not have a President, but has a Prime Minister, and his name is Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
First it is no longer called Western Samoa. Its just Samoa or the formal name Independent state of Samoa. The elections start today 4th March 2011.
It used to be one whole country. Samoa. Until world war I when the US occupied American Samoa for its naval base in Pago Pago, and Western Samoa was occupied by Germany, and then NZ. Now, Samoa (no longer called Western Samoa) is an independent country, whereas American Samoa is still a US territory (but is governed by Samoan representatives and a Samoan Governor). So now there is American Samoa and Samoa.
Samoa