2006 Nukuʻalofa riots
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The 2006 Nukuʻalofa riots, also known as the 2006 Tongan riots, started on 16 November, in the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa. The Legislative Assembly of Tonga was due to adjourn for the year and despi
The start of the major fires due to the Nukuʻalofa riots
Looters walking
The day after, a journalist under the watchful eye of the army
George Tupou V
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George Tupou V was King of Tonga from 2006 until his death in 2012. He was the eldest son of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.
2006 Nukuʻalofa riots
…lifted in August 2008. Member of Parliament ʻAkilisi Pōhiva noted that the government had probably chosen to wait until after the coronation of King George Tupou V to put an end to it. It was, however, re-imposed in September, despite the objections of pro-democracy members of Parliament. A joint investigation…
Tupou in 2011
The then-Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa with the ambassador of Taiwan, 1997
George Tupou V following his coronation, 2008
The coffin of King George Tupou V being carried to the tombs