[1] In April 1950, dissension appeared within the Wallisian leadership, “relaying the social problems of the time: authoritarianism of certain civil servants; generational divide in the local clergy; return of Wallisians sensitized to “union” ideas”.
[1] Faced with opposition, particularly from the Hihifo District, King Pelenato Fuluhea resigned on 11 April.
According to Gildas Pressensé, “Kapeliele Tufele, known as Setu – much older [than his predecessor], was very conservative and very attached to his customary prerogatives, often ignoring the presence of the Resident of France”.
[1] Bishop Alexandre Poncet successfully opposed his dismissal for the first time, but the customary chiefs decided to ignore the second time, which for Frédéric Angleviel represented the mark of "political maturity" in the face of the influence of the clergy in Wallis.
After negotiations between the royal families and with the approval of France's High Commissioner to the Pacific Ocean, Aloisia Brial was elected Queen of Uvea on 22 December 1953.