Western Samoa Trust Territory
Western Samoa Mandate, then Western Samoa Trust Territory, officially Territory of Western Samoa was the name of Western Samoa during its civil administration by New Zealand between 1920 and Samoan independence in 1962. Six years earlier, German Samoa was captured by New Zealand forces shortly after the outbreak of World War I, but it would not be formally annexed by the British Empire until then.
Territory of Western Samoa Sāmoa | |||||||||
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| 1914–1962 | |||||||||
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| Anthems: "God Defend New Zealand" (Māori: "Aotearoa") "God Save the Queen" | |||||||||
| Status | Occupied territory of New Zealand (1914–1920) Mandate of New Zealand (1920–1947) United Nations Trust Territory of New Zealand (1947–1962) | ||||||||
| Capital | Apia 13°50′S 171°45′W | ||||||||
| Common languages | English (official) Samoan Austronesian languages Papuan languages | ||||||||
| Government | External Territory of New Zealand | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1920–1936 | George V | ||||||||
• 1936–1936 | Edward VIII | ||||||||
• 1936–1952 | George VI | ||||||||
• 1952–1962 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Administrator | |||||||||
• 1914–1919 | Robert Logan | ||||||||
• 1919–1923 | Robert Tate | ||||||||
• 1923–1928 | George Richardson | ||||||||
• 1928–1931 | Stephen Allen | ||||||||
• 1931–1935 | Herbert Hart | ||||||||
• 1935–1946 | Alfred Turnbull | ||||||||
• 1960–1962 | Jack Wright | ||||||||
| Historical era | British Empire | ||||||||
| 30 August 1914 | |||||||||
• Established | 17 December 1914 | ||||||||
• Trusteeship | 13 December 1946 | ||||||||
• Independence | 1 January 1962 | ||||||||
| Currency | Pound sterling (1914–1930) New Zealand pound (1930–1962) Western Samoan pound (1930–67) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Samoa | ||||||||
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