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	George Tupou II of Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Tupou II, King of Tonga (18 June 1874 — 5 April 1918) was the king of Tonga from February 18, 1893 until his death.
		Siaosi Tupou II was the son of Prince Tuʻi Pelehake (Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha) also Prime Minister of Tonga in 1905), and through his mother the greatgrandson of Tāufa
		If there was any action by Siaosi Tupou II that left a positive and enduring legacy to Tonga, then it was this arrangement of his daughter's wedding.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Tupou_II (705 words)

	George Tupou I of Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He died in 1893 after a swim in the sea in front of the palace, which was one thing too much for the almost 100 year old.
		He had become so old that his children had already died before him, and his successor, George Tupou II, was the son of a daughter (Fusipala) of his son (Tēvita
		This became the source in the constitution that land in Tonga could only be given to born Tongans and not sold to outsiders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Tupou_I (842 words)

	Tonga (country) - Search View - MSN Encarta
		King Taufa’ahou Tupou IV is the head of state.
		Tupou, who became known as George Tupou I, consolidated three chiefly lines and founded the monarchy in 1875.
		Upon his death, he was succeeded by his grandson, George Tupou II.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761564527__1/Tonga_(country).html (1630 words)

	Tonga - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		In 1875, with the help of missionary Shirley Baker, he declared Tonga a constitutional monarchy, at which time he emancipated the 'serfs', enshrined a code of law, land tenure, and freedom of the press, and limited the power of the chiefs.
		Criticism of the monarch is held to be antithetical to Tongan culture and etiquette.
		A direct descendant of the first monarch, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, his family, some powerful nobles, and a growing non-royal caste of elites live in much wealth, with the rest of the country living in relative poverty.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/t/o/n/Tonga.html (2339 words)

	Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1875, with the help of missionary Shirley Baker, he declared Tonga a constitutional monarchy, formally adopted the western royal style, emancipated the 'serfs', enshrined a code of law, land tenure, and freedom of the press, and limited the power of the chiefs.
		A direct descendant of the first monarch, King George Tupou V, his family, some powerful nobles, and a growing non-royal elite caste live in much wealth, with the rest of the country living in relative poverty.
		The Tongan government formally announced Monday, 11 September 2006 that King Tupou IV died late Sunday night in Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand where he had been receiving treatment for much of the past year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tonga (3482 words)

	Tupou
		Slote Tupou III (1900-16 December 1965) was Queen of Tonga from 1918 to 1965.
		She was the daughter of King George Tupou II and the mother of Tufahau Tupou IV.
		Tupou, who became known as George Tupou I, consolidated three chiefly lines and founded the monarchy in...
	companysamoawestern.mallsamoa.com /tupou (823 words)

	History
		King George Tupou I died in February 1893 at the age of 97.
		This state of tension was exhilarated, when contrary to popular advice from his chiefs, Tupou II insisted on marrying Lavinia, a descendent of the Tu'i Tonga line, instead of 'Ofa, a descendant from the Tu'i Ha'atakalaua line.
		King George Tupou II died on 5 April 1918 and was succeeded by his daughter who was crowned Queen Salote Tupou III in October that year.
	parliament.gov.to /new_page_3.htm (1376 words)

	Country Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV is head of state, and a prime minister is head of government.
		King George Tupou II succeeded to the throne on his father's death in 1893.
		Queen Salote Tupou III ruled from 1918 to 1965, and she was followed by her son, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who currently reigns.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /tonga/about_destin/country_profile.asp (797 words)

	TONGA (TUPOU)
		Tupou Moheofo Tupou (by Lavinia Veiongo Mahanga), born 20th July 1871 in Mua, Tongatapu, married SIALE'ATAONGO, (son of ENELE MA'AFU'OTU'ITOGA and Elenoa Lutui) and had issue by HM King GEORGE II Tupou.
		Viliami Vilai TUPOU (Tupou Moheofo), born 5th June 1898 in Nukualofa, Tonga, married 1919 in Nukualofa, Tonga, Tupou Seini Vaea, born 21st February 1888 in Houma, Tongatapu, Tonga, (daughter of SIOSAIA LOLOA'A TONGA and Kalolaine Tongilava), died 13th September 1973 in Houma, Tongatapu,Tonga, and had issue.
		Fatafehi Lapaha Tupou, married 1949, Siosaia Aleamotu'a LAUFILITONGA, born 29th August 1920 in Lapaha, Tongatapu, (son of ISILELI TUPOU UNGA and Luseane Halaevalu Mata'aho), 8th Tuita 1972/-, Baron Tuita of 'Utungake, Governor of Vavau 1957/-, and has issue, 4 children.
	www.uq.net.au /~zzhsoszy/states/tonga/tupou.html (1857 words)

	Tupou9
		3) H.R.H. Princess Elisiva Fusipala Tauki'onetuku Tupou [H.R.H. Princess Fusipala].
		Principal ADC to Queen Salote 1922-1924 and 1926-1954, Fiji Constabulary 1924-1926, Capt. and Cdt.
		Tupou Coll., Nuku'alofa, and Wesley Coll., Auckland, New Zealand.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/Tonga/tupou9.htm (1322 words)

	Index Ge-Gj
		George was a strong supporter of the war against America, and he viewed the concession of independence in 1783 with such detestation that he considered abdicating his throne.
		In November 1810 George III became permanently insane, and shortly afterward the prince became regent under the terms of the Regency Act (1811).
		George Canning, who became foreign secretary in 1822 and prime minister in 1827, won George's approval, partly by cultivating the friendship of Sir William Knighton, the king's physician and keeper of the privy purse, on whose advice George relied excessively.
	www.rulers.org /indexg2.html (9017 words)

	Hawaii Island Journal - Last Issue Stories
		The King of Tonga, Taufa'ahou Tupou IV, is a lineal descendant of King George Tupou I, under whom Tonga was formally unified as a constitutional monarchy in 1875.
		Tupou's kingdom is an archipelago comprised of 170 islands in three main groups, spread over an area roughly the size of Japan.
		Tupou, 85, also appoints the 12-man Cabinet for life, led by his youngest son, Prime Minister 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata.
	www.hawaiiislandjournal.com /2003/11b03c.html (1102 words)

	Tonga: History
		ended with the accession of King George Tupou I (1845–93), who unified the nation and gave it a constitution (1862), a legal code, and an administrative system.
		His successor, King George Tupou II (1893–1918) concluded a treaty making Tonga a British protectorate in 1900.
		The present ruler is King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (1965–), son of Queen Salote Tupou III (1918–65).
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0861590.html (363 words)

	Tonga - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		ended with the accession of King George Tupou I (1845-93), who unified the nation and gave it a constitution (1862), a legal code, and an administrative system.
		His successor, King George Tupou II (1893-1918) concluded a treaty making Tonga a British protectorate in 1900.
		The present ruler is King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (1965-), son of Queen Salote Tupou III (1918-65).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-tonga.html (675 words)

	About Tonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Under the leadership and guidance of HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tonga has continued to develop its government, education and economy enabling Tonga to play its full part in the political and economic affairs of the Pacific region and beyond.
		The Kingdom of Tonga is located in the South Pacific Ocean, North-East of New-Zealand and East of Fiji, at Latitude 20 00 S and Longitude 175 00 W. Tonga consists of 170 islands in two parallel chains mainly of coral, although with a few volcanic, islands.
		The current monarchy was originated in 1845 by King George (Siaosi) Tupou I following a major civil war among the island sub-groups.
	www.tongasat.com /tonga/index.htm (624 words)

	Tonga Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper, Pacific Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Tupou united Tonga under the name King George Tupou I; and established the current royal family line in Tonga.
		Tupou, with Wesleyan missionary Reverend Shirley Baker, drafted laws which, inter alia, prohibited serfdom and foreign ownership of land, and led to Tonga’s Constitution of 1875.
		The royal line remains unbroken since 1845 and the present monarch, His Majesty King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, is the son of Queen Salote Tupou III who ruled for 47 years from 1918 until her death in 1965.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/tongapaper.html (2444 words)

	Tongan Project - Government in Tonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The King of Tonga, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was born at the Royal Palace on the 4th July 1918.
		Before Taufaahau Tupou IV became king, he was chosen by Queen Salote as the Minister of Education in 1943, and he became Minister of Health in 1944, then became a Premier in 1949 and became king in 1965.
		The first constitution was established by King George Tupou I in 1862 at the end of the civil war period.
	www.brookvale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au /PROJECTS/tongan/government.html (1144 words)

	Royalty in the 20th Century (Part 7)
		TONGA became a British protectorate in 1900, during the reign of King George Tupou II, and didn't attain independence until 1970.
		It was Edward VII's son, King George V, who changed the royal family's German name, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, to the more English sounding Windsor during the First World War.
		George V's eldest son and successor, King Edward VIII, soon abdicated to marry a divorced woman.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3368/28949 (557 words)

	Tonga prepares for King's funeral \| POLITICS \| NEWS \| tvnz.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		King Tupou IV lay in state in Auckland on Tuesday, a day before his body will to be flown back to Nukua'alofa by the New Zealand Air Force for next Tuesday's state funeral.
		King Tupou's son, 57-year-old bachelor Crown Prince Tupouto'a, was sworn in on Monday as King George Tupou V. "Ordinary Tongans would feel a sad loss that I, myself, feel.
		The Coronation for Tupou V, known for his penchant for military uniforms and for driving around in a London taxi, could be up to a year away.
	tvnz.co.nz /view/page/411319/828532 (573 words)

	Tupou8
		Mala'e Kula), second son of H.M. Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, KStJ, by his wife, H.M. Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, eldest daughter of The Hon Tevita Manu-'o-pangai, 'Ahome'e, sometime Governor of Vav'au and Ha'apai and Minister for Police.
		Tupou Coll., Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, and Auckland, New Zealand.
		October 1951), son of William Thomas Brown, by his wife, Elizabeth Charlotte, daughter of George William White, of Matata, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/Tonga/tupou8.htm (1311 words)

	Pacific Islands to 1875 by Sanderson Beck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		George Angas advanced 8,000 pounds to Lutherans from Prussia in exchange for thirty years as tenant farmers.
		The colony had financial difficulties until George Grey was appointed governor in 1841, and conflicts were reduced after the Parliament removed the commissioners the next year.
		Captain George Grey became governor in 1845 and obtained loans and grants from England.
	www.san.beck.org /2-13-PacificIslands.html (23410 words)

	Tonga - Economy and Government and History
		He was crowned King George Tupou I, presided over the Christianisation of his people, and established a constitutional monarchy in 1862.
		For the remainder of the century Tonga was recognised by the European powers as a neutral region, but, under the Anglo-German Agreement of November 14, 1899, the kingdom became a protectorate of Great Britain, proclaimed on May 18, 1900.
		King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV succeeded to the throne on the death of his mother, Queen Salote Tupou III, who had placed Tonga's resources at the disposal of the Allies during World War II.
	members.tripod.com /~tonga_bridge/Tonga2.html (624 words)

	Tonga on the 'NET - Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga
		Established through the conciliatory of Queen Salote Tupou III to bring together two branches of the early Methodist Movement (the Free Church of Tonga and the Wesleyans (Siasi Fakaongoongo)) the Free Wesleyan Church adherents predominate much of Tongan society.
		Because Tupou I was very determined to maintain Tonga’s political independence, the idea of having an independent church probably developed.
		It is said, that this was because she was influenced by the fact that she was married to a Wesleyan high Chief, William Tupou Tungi.
	www.tongatapu.net.to /tonga/convictions/christianity/fwc/fwc.html (771 words)

	1971 Tongan Paper
		The "survival" and establishment of the Constitutional monarchial form of government was due to a skillful and somewhat bloodthirsty unification of the archipelago in 1852 by King George Tupou I (a Gr.
		When King George Tupou I successfully unified the Tongan body politic with the Western European religious ideas, he stripped some of the defeated chiefs from their positions of authority and some of the defeated chiefs in turn altered their religious alliance from their own religious beliefs to the Wesleyan faith (Amos, Ms., August 27, 1852).
		Tradition has it that her power was only cut short by King George Tupou I before the middle of the 19th century, and then from that point on her descendants lost status.
	www.csuchico.edu /~curban/1971TonganPaper.html (5322 words)

	PREAMBLE
		The form of Government for this Kingdom is a Constitutional Government under His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV his heirs and successors.
		In the event of civil war or war with a foreign state it shall be lawful for the King to proclaim martial law over any part or over the whole of the country.
		The Flag of Tonga (the flag of King George) shall never be altered but shall always be the flag of this Kingdom and the present Royal Ensign shall always be the ensign of the Royal Family of Tonga.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/tonga.html (5987 words)

	Toga - IBWiki
		The Kingdom was formally declared in 1875, with Taufa'ahau as King George Tupou I. In 1900, it became a protectorate of Japan, when the Meidji Emperor aided King George Tupou III against would-be deposers.
		Palladium coins were produced in 1967 to mark the coronation of King Taufa'ahau Tupou V, and again in 1968 for his 50th birthday.
		King David Tupou II December 18, 1893 - March 4, 1895 (son of George Tupou I; born June 18, 1824)
	ib.frath.net /w/Toga (856 words)

	iWon - Travel Guide - History & Culture
		Under his influence the whole of Ha'apai converted, and he took the name George when he was baptised, later becoming King George Tupou I when he united Tonga and ascended the throne.
		When George's great-grandson took the throne in 1896, the British coerced him into a treaty putting Tonga under British protection in foreign affairs.
		She was a popular queen at home, won friends for Tonga throughout the world and was mourned widely when she died in 1965.
	www1.iwon.com /travel/travelguide/history/0,20310,pacific-542,00.html (1289 words)

	1850. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Ratu Seru Cakobau and other leading chiefs ceded Fiji to Great Britain under the terms of a deed of cession that promised to protect Fijian interests while promoting commerce and Christianity in the islands.
		King George Tupou I of Tonga promulgated a constitution guaranteeing the civil liberties of all Tongans.
		The Western Pacific Order-in-Council came into effect, creating the Fiji-based Western Pacific High Commission, which administered affairs in those parts of the Pacific under British influence but not under formal colonial rule.
	www.bartleby.com /67/1477.html (478 words)

	Kingdom of Tonga
		Upon the deaths of the kings of Tongatapu and Vava'u, Tu'i Tonga Taufa'ahau of Ha'apai acquired their titles as well, and became the ruler of a united Tonga under his Christian name of King George Tupou I. With the help of Reverend Shirley Baker, the King of Tonga achieved a great governmental reform.
		Much to the annoyance of the missionaries, they created a flag, a state seal and national anthem, and a full constitution which was passed on the 4th of November, 1875.
		When King George urged his (Wesleyan) subjects to join the Free Church, a small holy-war resulted in many remaining Wesleyans emigrating to Fiji.
	www.hackingfamily.com /Landfalls/Tonga/tonga.htm (1183 words)

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