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- ↑ "Soliai T. Fuimaono". Ballotpedia . Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Senate Members". American Samoa Senate . Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ↑ Who's Who in American Politics. 1997–1998. p. 2386.
- ↑ "Mau v. Fuimaono". American Samoa Bar Association. December 1, 1994.
- ↑ "Challenge in gubernatorial race in American Samoa denied". RNZ. September 11, 2012.
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