On 4 July 1997, the government amended the constitution to officially drop the colonial "Western" and changed the name of the country to just #Samoa. #colonialism #SamoaMoSamoa #Polynesia

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onthisday@mastodon.social - Today in 1962, 61 years ago: Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.

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