Samoa gained its independence from new zealand in 1962 after more than a century of foreign influence and domination, but it remains a member of the commonwealth.
Samoa wepụtara nnwere onwe ya na New Zealand na 1962 mgbe ihe karịrị otu narị afọ nke mmetụta na-enweghị isi na njikwa, n'agbanyeghị na ọ na-eme ka mmadụ si na Ọchịchị.