2010 Tongan general election
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General elections were held in Tonga on 25 November 2010 to elect 26 members of the Legislative Assembly. Initially expected to be held in 2011, King George Tupou V called a snap election in September
Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, a member of the nobility, was elected prime minister
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.
2010 Tongan general election
…General elections were held in Tonga on 25 November 2010 to elect 26 members of the Legislative Assembly. Initially expected to be held in 2011, King George Tupou V called a snap election in September 2010, following the passage of democratic reforms, which saw the monarch cede most of his executive powers to the…
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