Tonga
950 Chieftom of Tonga
09 May 1616 Visited by Dutch captains Willem Schouten and Jacob LeMaire
02 Oct 1773 Named Friendly Isles by British captain James Cook
04 Nov 1875 Kingdom of Tonga
14 Nov 1886 Declared a Neutral territory by Congress of Berlin
18 Mau 1900 - 04 Jun 1970 British Protectorate
04 Jun 1970 Independence, Kingdom of Tonga
Government: Kingdom.
Capital: Nuku'alofa.
Language: Tongan.
Religion: Methodist.
National Anthem: "Ko e fasi 'o e tu'io e 'Otu Tonga" (The song of the King of the Tonga island).
National Motto: Ko e 'Otua mo Tonga ko hoku tofi'a (God and Tonga are my inheritance).
Nathional Day: Independence day, 04 June (1970).
Tu`i Tonga (Supreme Rulers)
16.. - 17.. Fatafehi Tu'i Pulotu 'i Langi Tu'oteau Tu'ipulatu I
17.. - 17.. Fatafehi Fakana'ana'a
17.. - 1770 Fatafehi Tu'i Pulotu 'i Langi Tu'oteau Tu'ipulatu II
1770 - 1784 Fatafehi Paulaho .................................... 1749-1770
1784 - 1793 Fatafehi Ma'ulupekotofa
1793 - 1810 Fatafehi Fununuiava ................................. 1765-1810
1827 - 09 Dec 1865 Fatafehi Laufilitonga ............................... 1797-1865
Monarchs
1200 - .... Momo
T'uitutui
Havea I
Havea II
Takalausa
Kau'ulufonua
Tapu'osi
Mo'unga'o
Naga
Fotofili
Tu'i Kanokupolu I
Tu'i Kanokupolu II
Mataele Tu'apiko
Mataele Ha'amea
Tu`i Ha`atakalana (Chiefs)
Mapa
Fuatakifolaha
.... - 1777 Maealiuaki
1777 - 10 May 1799 Mulikiha'amea
Tu`i Kanokupolu (Chiefs)
1730 - 1736 Vuna Kanokupolu
1736 - 1765 Ma'afu O Tu'i'utonga
1765 - 1770 Tupoulahi
1770 - 1777 Maeali'uaki Fatu (1st Time)
1777 Tupoulahisi'i
1777 Mulikiha'amea (1st Time)
1777 Maeali'uaki Fatu (2nd Time)
1777 - 1781 Tupoumahe'ofo (1st Time)
1782 - 1789 Tupou Lahisi
1789 - 1793 Maeali'uaki Fatu (3rd Time)
1793 Tupoumahe'ofo (2nd Time)
1793 - 29 Apr 1797 Tupou Mamui
29 Apr 1797 - 21 Apr 1799 Talai Tupou (Finau Tuku ha)
21 Apr - 22 Apr 1799 Ma'afu'olimuloa
22 Apr 1799 - 1812 Tupou Malohi ........................................ 1760-1812
1812 - 1820 Tupouto'a ........................................... 1777-1820
1820 - 07 Dec 1826 Vacant
07 Dec 1826 - 14 Nov 1845 'Alea Mutua'a Tupouifaletuipapai .................... 1782-1845
18 Nov 1845 - 04 Nov 1875 Siaosi Taufa'ahau Maeakafa .......................... 1797-1893
Kings
04 Nov 1875 - 18 Feb 1893 George Tupou I ...................................... s.a
18 Feb 1893 - 05 Apr 1918 Siaosi Tupou II ..................................... 1874-1918
05 Apr 1918 - 16 Dec 1965 Queen Saluto Tupou III .............................. 1900-1965
16 Dec 1965 - 11 Sep 2006 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV ................................. 1918-2006
11 Sep 2006 - 18 Mar 2012 Siaosi Taufa'ahau Manumataongo Tuku'aho Tupou V ..... 1948-2012
18 Mar 2012 - 'Aho'eitu 'Unuaki'otonga Tuku'aho Tupou VI .......... 1959-
Prime Ministers
1876 - 18 Dec 1879 Tevita Unga ......................................... 1824-1879
Apr 1881 - Jul 1890 Shirley Waldmar Baker ............................... 1836-1903
Jul 1890 - 1893 Siaosi Tuku'ahu ..................................... 1854-1897
1893 - Jan 1905 Siosateki Tonga ..................................... 1853-1913
Jan 1905 - 30 Sep 1912 Sione Mateialona .................................... 1852-1925
01 Oct 1912 - 30 Jun 1922 Tevita Tu'ivakano ................................. 1869-1923
01 Jul 1922 - Jul 1940 Uiliame Tupoulahi Tungi ............................. 1887-1941
Jul 1940 - 12 Dec 1949 Solomone Ula Ata .................................... 1883-1950
12 Dec 1949 - 16 Dec 1965 Prince Taufa'ahau Tungi ............................. s.a
16 Dec 1965 - 21 Aug 1991 Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake ........................ 1922-1999
21 Aug 1991 - 03 Jan 2000 Baron Sia'osi Tu'ihala Alipate Tupou,
Vaea of Houma ...................................... 1921-2009
03 Jan 2000 - 11 Feb 2006 Prince Ulukalalala Lavaka Ata ........................ s.a
11 Feb 2006 - 22 Dec 2010 Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele .............................. 1951-
22 Dec 2010 - 30 Dec 2014 Lord Siale'ataonga Tu'ivakano ....................... 1952-
30 Dec 2014 - 12 Sep 2019 Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva ............................. 1941-2019
12 Sep - 08 Oct 2019 Semisi Sika ......................................... 1968-
(acting)
08 Oct 2019 - 28 Dec 2021 Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa .................................. 1951-
28 Dec 2021 - Siaosi 'Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni ..................... 1970-
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