Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake
Prime Minister of Tonga (1922–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake (Sione Ngū Manumataongo; 7 January 1922 – 10 April 1999)[1] was the youngest son of Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga. He was the prime minister of Tonga from 1965 to 1991, a record term of over 25 years, serving under his brother King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.
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Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake of Tonga | |
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11th Prime Minister of Tonga | |
In office | 16 December 1965 – 22 August 1991 |
Monarch | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV |
Predecessor | Crown Prince Tāufaʻāhau |
Successor | Baron Siaosi Vaea |
Born | (1922-01-07)7 January 1922 Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
Died | 10 April 1999(1999-04-10) (aged 77) Auckland, New Zealand |
Burial | |
Spouse | Princess Melenaite Tupoumoheofo Veikune |
Issue | Princess Mele Siu’ilikutapu Princess 'Elisiva Fusipala Vaha'i Prince ʻUluvalu Takeivulangi Princess Lavinia Mata-ʻo-Tāone Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina 'e he Langi Prince Viliami Tupoulahi Mailefihi |
House | Tupou |
Father | Viliami Tungī Mailefihi |
Mother | Sālote Tupou III |
Religion | Methodism |
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