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- Territority of American Samoa
- possession of the USA
- other name: East Samoa
• Flag
• Meaning/Origin of the Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms
• Map
• Numbers and Facts
• History
• Origin of the Country's Name
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The flag was introduded in 1960, and shows – in a dynamic arrangement – the colors blue, white and red, so the colors of the USA. The bunting is blue, with a white triangle, which it's base has on the flying end of the flag, and it reaches out to the leech. It is bordered on two sides with a red border. A brown-white, attacking, American white head eagle holds in his claws a baton and a war bludgeon, it flys in the direction of the flagpole. Baton and bludgeon are traditional Samoan symbols of authority. Between 1900 and 1960 the flag of the USA was used.
Source:
Flags of the World,
Flaggen Enzyklopädie,
World Statesmen
Coat of arms of American Samoa,
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The coat of arms of American Samoa is actually an in black and white coloured seal. It shows symbols of Samoan mythology and culture. The two crossed objects in the foreground (symbol of wisdom and a ceremonial baton) stand for the dignity of the country, in the middle nearby, a kava bowl. The motto of the country (at the bottom) is: "SAMOA MUAMUA LE ATUA" → "Samoa, may God be the first". At the top is written: "SEAL OF AMERICAN SAMOA 17 April 1900".
Source:
Wikipedia (D)
Location:
Source: CIA World Factbook
Map of the country:
Source: CIA World Factbook
Area: 77 square miles, thereof Tutuila 54 sqm, Manua-Inseln 23 sqm, Swain's Island 0,72 sqm
Inhabitants: 55.641 (2017), thereof 89% Samoan (Polynesian), 4% Tongan, 2% European
Religions: 57% Protestant, 22% Mormon, 19% Roman Catholic
Density of Population: 724 inh./sq.mi.
Capital: Pago Pago, 3.656 inh. (2010)
Seat of Government: Fagatogo, 1.667 inh. (2010)
official Languagen: Samoan, English
Currency: 1 US-Dollar (USD, $) = 100 Cents
Time Zone: GTM – 11 h
Source: Wikipedia (D)
13th of June in 1722 · the Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen discoveres the islands of Samoa, and gives them the name "Bauman Islands" (Baumanns Eilanden)
5th of May in 1768 · the French navigator Louis-Antoine de Bougainville visits the islands and gives them the name "Navigator Islands" (Îles Navigateurs)
1787 · the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse visits the islands
1791 · the British navigator Edwards visits the islands
1824 · the Russian navigator Otto von Kotzebue visits the islands
1847 · the Unitd Kingdom establishes a consulate
1853 · the USA establish a consulate
1861 · Prussia establishes a consulate
2nd of November in 1871 · New Zealand calls for the seizure of the islands by Great Britain
1872 · the USA establish a shipping base in Pago Pago
1873/1874 · the Samoans make their own central government, the rule of "Taimuna and Faipule", a kind of chiefs and people's assembly
1878 · friendship treaty of the USA with the islands of Tutuila and Aunu'u
1879 · the German Empire establishes a shipping base in Saluafuta on Upolu
1879 · chief Malietoa Talavou becomes King of Samoa
1880 · Malietoa Laupepa becomes King of Samoa
1884 · King Malietoa Laupepa and Viceroy Tupua Tamasese Titiamaea want the occupation of the islands by Gread Britain
1887 · Tupua Tamasesse becomes King of Samoa, opposition from the followers of ex-King Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa becomes captured by German troops and temporarily brought to Cameroon
1888 · the followers of ex-King Malietoa Laupepa proclaim chief Malietoa To'oa Fiame Mata'afa for King, civil war
1889 · overthrow of King Tupua Tamasesse, Malietoa To'oa Fiame Mata'afa becomes King of Samoa, Civil War, Great Britain, USA and the German Empire send troops to restore the order
14th of June in 1889 · Berlin Samoa Conference, Berlin agreements, Samoa is recognized as a kingdom, but it is a protectorate of the three powers, Great Britain, USA and German Empire
1889 · Malietoa Laupepa becomes king again, unrests
1898 · Malietoa To'oa Fiame Mata'afa becomes king again, civil war
1899 · Malietoa Tanumafili becomes king, civil war
10th of June in 1899 · provisional government of the consuls of the three powers
1st of March in 1900 · Samoa Treaty, the islands divided between the USA (American Samoa) and the German Empire (German Samoa), the claims of Great Britain become compensated with other islands in the Pacific
Source:
Atlas zur Geschichte,
Wikipedia (D),
World Statesmen,
RetroBib Retrobibliothek
The meaning of the word "Samoa" is not known. The Europeans called them "Bauman Islands" or "Navigator Islands". After the colonial division, there was an Eastern Samoa (American Samoa) and a Western Samoa. Western Samoa became independent in 1962 and calls itself only "Samoa" since 1997.
Source:
RetroBib Retrobibliothek,
Volker Preuß
