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Events in Tongan History

• 1875-11-04 Tonga adopts constitution
• 1886-04-06 Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga
• 1900-05-18 Great Britain proclaims protectorate over Kingdom of Tonga

• 1965-12-16 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV becomes King of Tonga
• 1967-01-01 Tonga revises constitution
• 1970-06-04 Tonga (formerly Friendly Islands) declares independence from the United Kingdom
• 1999-09-14 Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
• 2018-02-12 Tropical cyclone Gita strikes Tonga as a category four cyclone causing widespread damage

Famous People from Tonga

• 1918-07-04 Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965-2006), born in Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Tonga (d. 2006)
• 1934-09-01 Terepai Maoate, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999-2002), (d. 2012)
• 1948-05-04 George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006-2012), born in Tongatapu, Tonga (d. 2012)
• 1959-02-10 Tonga Fifita [Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita], Tongan wrestler (WCW/WAR/WWF, Ming, Haku, Islanders), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
• 1967-08-21 Tuineau Alipate, Tongan-born NFL and CFL player (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings), born in Tonga (d. 2021)
• 1979-05-04 Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby union winger (5 Tests England; Gloucester Rugby, La Rochelle) and rugby league winger (12 Tests NZ; Canberra Raiders, Bradford Bulls), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
• 1979-09-26 Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer, born in Nuku'alofa, Tonga

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