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Peter Tali Coleman (December 8, 1919 – April 28, 1997) was an American politician. He was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed Governor of American Samoa and later became the territory's first popularly elected governor.

He was a member of the Republican Party, he is the only U.S. governor whose service spanned five decades (1956–1961, 1978–1985 and 1989–1993) and one of the longest-serving governors of any jurisdiction in American history.

Coleman died in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 28, 1997 from complications of liver cancer, aged 77.

• Obituary in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• New York Times: Peter Coleman, 77, Governor of American Samoa
• Honolulu Advertiser: Nora Stewart Coleman, 85, former first lady of American Samoa

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