Kapeliele Faupala

Kapeliele Faupala
51st Lavelua of Wallis (Uvea)
ReignJuly 25, 2008 - September 2, 2014.
CoronationJuly 25, 2008
PredecessorTomasi Kulimoetoke II
Council of Ministers
SuccessorCouncil of Ministers
Patalione Kanimoa
Born1940 (age 8485)
HouseTakumasiva Dynasty

Kapeliele "Gabriel" Faupala (born 1940) was the 51st Lavelua (King) of Wallis Island (Uvea), one of the three traditional kingdoms which comprise the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna. Faupala was officially crowned Lavelua on July 25, 2008, succeeding Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, who died in May 2007. He was removed from office in September 2014.