Background
He was born on Vaitupu where he attended Elisefou (New Ellice) primary school.
governor-general politician theologian
He was born on Vaitupu where he attended Elisefou (New Ellice) primary school.
He later attended King George V Secondary School in Tarawa, Kiribati.
On April 15, 2005 he took office as as the representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who is Tuvalu"s head of state. He stepped down in 2010. Herewith he resumed the practice by governors-general of Tuvalu of accepting a knighthood, a practice discontinued on a personal basis by his predecessor to that office, Faimalaga Luka.
He died on July 11, 2011 of a heart attack, and was buried in Funafuti three days later.
All government activity ceased on the day of the funeral, in a sign of respect.
In 1996, Telito was honoured for his services to education and the community by being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire).