Atamu Tekena
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Atamu Tekena or Atamu te Kena, full name Atamu Maurata Te Kena ʻAo Tahi[1] (c. 1850 – August 1892) was the penultimate ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i.e. Easter Island) from 1883 until his death.[note 1] In 1888, he signed a treaty of annexation ceding Easter Island to Chile in a ceremony officiated by Captain Policarpo Toro. His name is translated as "Adam the Gannet".[2]
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Atamu Tekena | |||||
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King of Rapa Nui | |||||
Reign | 1883–1892 | ||||
Predecessor | Council of State | ||||
Successor | Riro Kāinga | ||||
Born | c. 1850 | ||||
Died | August 1892 | ||||
Spouse | Ana Eva Hei | ||||
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Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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