Sapa'u Lolesio: key obituary facts
Is Sapa'u Lolesio dead? Yes. Sapa'u Lolesio died on September 23, 2026, at age 99.
Cause of death: Sapa'u Lolesio's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sapa'u Lolesio known for?
He was a Samoan politician (born 1927).
More about Sapa'u Lolesio
Born: 1 January 1927.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician.
Sapa’u Lilomaiava Lolesio Vitale, a Samoan politician, died September 23, 2026, aged 99.
Born in Samoa on June 8, 1927, he came from the village of Levī Saleimoa and died in Saleimoa. He worked as a police officer from 1953 to 1987, a period of more than three decades, before entering elected politics.
At the 1988 Western Samoan general election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He represented the constituency of Sagaga-le-Falefa, serving from 1988 until the 1991 election, when he lost his seat. His term in the Assembly followed his police service and was his recorded period in elected office. In 2023, he was made a member of the Order of Merit of Samoa in the Samoa Honours and Awards. The award came after his parliamentary service had ended, marking a later point in a public career that included police work and representation in the Legislative Assembly.