generate questions: After repeated efforts by the Samoan independence movement, the New Zealand Western Samoa Act 1961 of 24 November 1961 granted Samoa independence effective 1 January 1962, upon which the Trusteeship Agreement terminated. Samoa also signed a friendship treaty with New Zealand. Samoa, the first small-island country in the Pacific to become independent, joined the Commonwealth of Nations on 28 August 1970. While independence was achieved at the beginning of January, Samoa annually celebrates 1 June as its independence day.
What act gave Samoa independence? {sep_token} What exact date did Samoan independence go into effect? {sep_token} What's the name of the agreement that ended with the start of Samoa's independence from New Zealand? {sep_token} Where was Samoa in the order of small-island countries in their region declaring independence? {sep_token} On what date do Samoans celebrate their independence from New Zealand?