Patalione Kanimoa

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Patalione Kanimoa
52nd Lavelua of Wallis (Uvea)
ReignApril 17, 2016 - present
CoronationApril 17, 2016
PredecessorKapeliele Faupala
Council of Ministers
HouseTakumasiva Dynasty

Patalione Kanimoa is a

French government of the Wallis and Futuna. He was nominated by the French president Jacques Chirac on 18 January 2005.[1]

On 17 April 2016, he was chosen by a rival chief council to be the new king of

'Uvea, even though the island already had a king, Tominiko Halagahu, who was installed the previous day.[2]
After almost two months of dispute, Kanimoa was officially confirmed by the administrator-superior of the French Republic as king on 3 June 2016, and has been reigning over the kingdom ever since.

References

  1. ^ "Wallis and Futuna Islands (France)". The Far East and Australasia 2003. Psychology Press. 2002. p. 1006.
  2. ^ "Wallis splits as two rival kings installed". Radio New Zealand. 18 April 2016.