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Front: Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913-), head of state of Samoa

He holds this position for life. Upon Samoa's independence in 1962, He was joint head of state with Tupua Tamasese. When the latter died in 1963, he became sole head of state. As of August 2005, Malietoa Tanumafili is the third-longest serving head of state in the world, after the King of Thailand and Queen Elizabeth II.

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