Tupou VI.
Tupou VI. (* July 12, 1959 in the Royal Palace in Nukuʻalofa as ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho ) has been King and 24th Tu'i Kanokupolu of Tonga since March 18, 2012 .
Life
He is the younger brother of his late predecessor, George Tupou V. His father was King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV.
In 1982 he joined the Tongan Navy and became a corvette captain in 1987 . From 1990 to 1995 he held the supreme command of the PPB Voea Pangai , which at that time was used for peacekeeping in Bougainville . In 1998 he ended his military career and took over from his resigned brother Tupouto'a (later George Tupou V) the office of Foreign and Defense Minister, which he held until August / September 2004.
From January 3, 2000 to February 11, 2006 he was Prime Minister of Tonga . Then he was named Crown Prince of the South Pacific island nation. He became King of Tonga in 2012 after the death of his brother. The official coronation took place on July 4, 2015.
Tupou VI. is married to Queen Nanasipau'u and has three children, the eldest son, Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, being Crown Prince .
education
- 1988 - Degree in Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College , Newport , Rhode Island , USA
- 1995 - Graduate Diploma in Strategic Studies, Australian Joint Services Staff College , Australia
- 1997 - Masters in Defense Studies, University of New South Wales , Australia
- 1998 - Master of Arts in International Relations, Bond University , Queensland , Australia
literature
- Tupou VI. , Internationales Biographisches Archiv 28/2012 from July 10, 2012, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Official site for the royal family (English)
- Report and photos for the coronation (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tonga crowns King Tupou VI in lavish public coronation, parties. ABC News, July 5, 2015.
- ↑ New king crowned on the South Sea island of Tonga. News ORF, July 4, 2015.
- ↑ Official Portrait of the Royal Family with HRH Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo. Ministry of Information and Communications, May 31, 2013.
Tevita Unga | Shirley Waldemar Baker | Siaosi Tukuʻaho | Siosateki Tonga | Sione Mateialona | Tevita Tuʻivakano | Uiliame Tupoulahi Tungi | Solomone Ula Ata | Taufaʻahau Tungi | Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake | Baron Vaea | Ulukalala Lavaka Ata | Feleti Sevele | Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō | ʻAkilisi Pohiva | Semisi Sika | Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tupou VI. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ulukalala Lavaka Ata; Tukuʻaho, ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tongan politician, Prime Minister and King of Tonga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuku'alofa |