About Tupua Leupena
Lived 1922 – 1996 (aged 74). Tupua Leupena was a politician.
Sir Tupua Leupena (2 August 1922 – 24 November 1996) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Leupena was the Speaker of the Parliament during 1978 in the prime ministership of Toaripi Lauti.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours.
Governor-General of Tuvalu
Leupena served as the second Governor-General of Tuvalu from 1 March 1986 to 1 October 1990, representing Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu.
In common with most, but not all, of Tuvalu's Governors-general, Leupena accepted a knighthood, on 24 July 1986.
Sir Tupua Leupena died on 24 November 1996, aged 74.
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Who was Tupua Leupena?
former Governor-General of Tuvalu (1922-1996)
When was Tupua Leupena born?
Tupua Leupena was born on 2 August 1922.
When did Tupua Leupena die?
Tupua Leupena died on 24 November 1996.
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Tupua Leupena was a politician.
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Tupua Leupena's recorded nationality: Tuvalu.
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