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| | American Samoa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explorers in the 18th century. |
 | | The last sovereign of Manu'a, the Tui Manu'a Elisala, was forced to sign a Deed of Cession of Manu'a following a series of US Naval trials, known as the "Trial of the Ipu", in Pago Pago, Ta, and aboard a Pacific Squadron gunboat. |
 | | American Samoa, History, Trivia, Map, See also, Government, Sports, CIA Factbook Data, External links, Oceanic countries, American Samoa, Insular areas of the United States and Oceanic dependencies. |
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