Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
King of Tonga from 1965 to 2006 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (born Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi; 4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006) was the King of Tonga, from the death of his mother, Queen Sālote Tupou III, in 1965 until his own death in 2006.
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Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | |
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King of Tonga | |
Reign | 16 December 1965 – 10 September 2006 |
Coronation | 4 July 1967 at Nukuʻalofa |
Predecessor | Sālote Tupou III |
Successor | George Tupou V |
Prime Ministers | |
10th Prime Minister of Tonga | |
In office | 12 December 1949 – 16 December 1965 |
Monarch | Queen Salote Tupou III |
Predecessor | Solomone Ula Ata |
Successor | Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake |
Born | (1918-07-04)4 July 1918 Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
Died | 10 September 2006(2006-09-10) (aged 88) Auckland, New Zealand |
Burial | |
Spouse | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe |
Issue | George Tupou V Princess Salote, Princess Royal Prince Fatafehi 'Alaivahamama'o Tuku'aho Tupou VI |
House | Tupou |
Father | Viliami Tungī Mailefihi |
Mother | Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga |
Religion | Free Wesleyan Church |
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Immediately prior to his death, he was the fifth longest-reigning living monarch in the world after Kings Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi of Ras al Khaimah, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms and Abdul Halim of Kedah. He was the tallest and heaviest Tongan monarch, measuring 195cm (6′ 5″) and weighing 199kg (440lb).[1]