In the Independent state of Samoa alone the CCCS membership is over 70, 000.
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He was first elected to parliament of the Independent State of Samoa in the 2011 election.
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""'Metroxylon paulcoxii " "'is a species of palm endemic to the Independent State of Samoa, formerly called Western Samoa.
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"' Fatausi "'is a village on the north east coast of Savai'i Island in the Independent State of Samoa.
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The Independent State of Samoa and the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) established official diplomatic relations in 1976.
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Worst affected was German Samoa, today the independent state of Samoa, which had been Governor John Martin Poyer imposed a blockade.
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In July 1997, the Samoa Constitution was amended to change the country's name to Samoa, and officially the Independent State of Samoa.
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For the Independent State of Samoa, New Zealandic and British influences has led to the popularity of rugby union, soccer, netball and volleyball.
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In July 1997 the Constitution was amended to change the country's name from Western Samoa to Samoa ( officially the " Independent State of Samoa " ).
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In December 2009, Vice President Joseph Biden swore in publicly gay lawyer David Huebner, as U . S . Ambassador to New Zealand and the Independent State of Samoa.