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1. outline
2. career
1959 Tonga was born in the royal palace . His father was Taupahau Tupou IV , and his mother was Halaebalu, the granddaughter of the last monarch of the Tongan Empire . He was the youngest of 3 boys and 1 girl .
He studied at the Ray School in England and the University of East Anglia until 1980. He returned to Tonga and joined the Tongan Navy in 1982. He completed the U.S. Navy Combat School in 1988 and served as an officer on the Pacific-class patrol boat from 1990 to 1995. Due to the nature of the Tongan army 's frequent deployment of troops overseas, they also served on Bougainville Island as peacekeepers . In the 90s, he received a master's degree in defense studies from the University of New South Wales in Australia and a master's degree in international politics from Bond University . In 1998, he moved to the Tongan government and served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs. My predecessor was my older brother. He later became the 12th Prime Minister of Tonga in 2000 .[1] He suddenly resigned in 2006, and the reason is believed to be that protests calling for democracy have become more frequent in Tonga since 2005, reducing the number of members of the royal family holding government positions. The next prime minister, Feleti Sebele, was the first plebeian prime minister not from the royal family or one of the 33 noble families.[2]
In a country where the eldest son succeeds to the throne, the possibility of the third son inheriting the throne is not very high, but he succeeded.
His older brother, Xiaoxi, who was born in 1948, succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father in 2006 as Tupou V. However, he died in Hong Kong in 2012 due to a tumor in his kidney. Tupou V had problems such as conflicts of interest at the time of his accession to the throne because of his business activities before his accession, but he is also known as a strange figure who spread democracy to Tonga. Article related to the Hankook Ilbo: Xiaoxi did not officially marry and had a daughter as an illegitimate child . Tonga does not deny female succession to the throne ( there is a precedent for Queen Salote Tupou III ), but she was excluded because she was an illegitimate child.
His older sister Salote, born in 1951, is a Tongan diplomat and aristocrat.[3] She married Chief Tuita.[4] She has four daughters.
His older brother, Prince Patahey, born in 1953, lost his right to succeed to the throne when he married a commoner. Even though she was a commoner, she was the daughter of a Tahitian chieftain, but she seems not to have been recognized in Tonga. She later married Alaileula, daughter of Samoan chief Malietoa Tanumapili , and had one daughter. Prince Patahey predeceased her father, Tho Pou IV, in 2004 .
For this reason, when his older brother Tupou V died in 2012, Ahoeitu succeeded to the throne. The coronation ceremony was held in Tonga's largest church, the Free Wesleyan Church, in 2015, and 15,000 people attended. Considering that the population of Tonga is about 100,000, 15% participated.
It is believed locally that the King himself stepped down from his position as Prime Minister due to a movement by democracy activists when he was a prince, but naturally, he is meeting the people's demand for democracy during his time in power. It is necessary to compare the general elections for the Tongan National Assembly in 2008 and 2010, before his tenure.
According to the results of the 2008 general election, when his older brother, King Tupou V, was in office, the Human Rights and Democracy Movement (HRDM), which was demanding democratization, won 4 out of 30 seats, with 9 seats in the National Assembly nominated by the Noble Alliance and 9 seats nominated by the King. With only 12 seats, it was a structure that made it impossible for democracy activists to become the ruling party on their own. The situation was even more serious than that of the Yushinjeongwoohoe, as only 9 seats could be won through elections and 21 were nominated seats .
In the 2010 elections, the situation improved slightly: instead of the number of seats being reduced to 26, the number of constituencies increased to 17 and the number of seats for nobles to nominate was reduced to 9. With this election, nobleman Sialetongo Tuivacano was inaugurated as Prime Minister, but the Friendly Institutional Democratic Party, founded by democracy activists, increased its number of seats to 12. All 12 seats were from constituencies. Akilisi Pohiba, leader of the Friendly Island Democratic Party, ran for Tongatapu District 1 and recorded 62.5% of the vote. At that time, a constitutional amendment allowed lawmakers to elect the Prime Minister through an indirect election system, and Akilisi Pohiba received 12 votes, exactly the number of votes for his party, and lost to the nobleman Tuivacano. Pohiba served as Minister of Health in the nobles' cabinet, but soon resigned and he became the de facto leader of the opposition party, although not in the opposition party as nobles served in parliament as independents.
He studied at the Ray School in England and the University of East Anglia until 1980. He returned to Tonga and joined the Tongan Navy in 1982. He completed the U.S. Navy Combat School in 1988 and served as an officer on the Pacific-class patrol boat from 1990 to 1995. Due to the nature of the Tongan army 's frequent deployment of troops overseas, they also served on Bougainville Island as peacekeepers . In the 90s, he received a master's degree in defense studies from the University of New South Wales in Australia and a master's degree in international politics from Bond University . In 1998, he moved to the Tongan government and served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs. My predecessor was my older brother. He later became the 12th Prime Minister of Tonga in 2000 .[1] He suddenly resigned in 2006, and the reason is believed to be that protests calling for democracy have become more frequent in Tonga since 2005, reducing the number of members of the royal family holding government positions. The next prime minister, Feleti Sebele, was the first plebeian prime minister not from the royal family or one of the 33 noble families.[2]
In a country where the eldest son succeeds to the throne, the possibility of the third son inheriting the throne is not very high, but he succeeded.
His older brother, Xiaoxi, who was born in 1948, succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father in 2006 as Tupou V. However, he died in Hong Kong in 2012 due to a tumor in his kidney. Tupou V had problems such as conflicts of interest at the time of his accession to the throne because of his business activities before his accession, but he is also known as a strange figure who spread democracy to Tonga. Article related to the Hankook Ilbo: Xiaoxi did not officially marry and had a daughter as an illegitimate child . Tonga does not deny female succession to the throne ( there is a precedent for Queen Salote Tupou III ), but she was excluded because she was an illegitimate child.
His older sister Salote, born in 1951, is a Tongan diplomat and aristocrat.[3] She married Chief Tuita.[4] She has four daughters.
His older brother, Prince Patahey, born in 1953, lost his right to succeed to the throne when he married a commoner. Even though she was a commoner, she was the daughter of a Tahitian chieftain, but she seems not to have been recognized in Tonga. She later married Alaileula, daughter of Samoan chief Malietoa Tanumapili , and had one daughter. Prince Patahey predeceased her father, Tho Pou IV, in 2004 .
For this reason, when his older brother Tupou V died in 2012, Ahoeitu succeeded to the throne. The coronation ceremony was held in Tonga's largest church, the Free Wesleyan Church, in 2015, and 15,000 people attended. Considering that the population of Tonga is about 100,000, 15% participated.
It is believed locally that the King himself stepped down from his position as Prime Minister due to a movement by democracy activists when he was a prince, but naturally, he is meeting the people's demand for democracy during his time in power. It is necessary to compare the general elections for the Tongan National Assembly in 2008 and 2010, before his tenure.
According to the results of the 2008 general election, when his older brother, King Tupou V, was in office, the Human Rights and Democracy Movement (HRDM), which was demanding democratization, won 4 out of 30 seats, with 9 seats in the National Assembly nominated by the Noble Alliance and 9 seats nominated by the King. With only 12 seats, it was a structure that made it impossible for democracy activists to become the ruling party on their own. The situation was even more serious than that of the Yushinjeongwoohoe, as only 9 seats could be won through elections and 21 were nominated seats .
In the 2010 elections, the situation improved slightly: instead of the number of seats being reduced to 26, the number of constituencies increased to 17 and the number of seats for nobles to nominate was reduced to 9. With this election, nobleman Sialetongo Tuivacano was inaugurated as Prime Minister, but the Friendly Institutional Democratic Party, founded by democracy activists, increased its number of seats to 12. All 12 seats were from constituencies. Akilisi Pohiba, leader of the Friendly Island Democratic Party, ran for Tongatapu District 1 and recorded 62.5% of the vote. At that time, a constitutional amendment allowed lawmakers to elect the Prime Minister through an indirect election system, and Akilisi Pohiba received 12 votes, exactly the number of votes for his party, and lost to the nobleman Tuivacano. Pohiba served as Minister of Health in the nobles' cabinet, but soon resigned and he became the de facto leader of the opposition party, although not in the opposition party as nobles served in parliament as independents.
2.1. reign
Tupou VI ascended the throne in 2012.
In 2013, an attempt was made by the Friendly Institutional Democratic Party to amend the election law to allow the people to directly elect the Prime Minister among the members of the National Assembly, but it failed.
In the 2014 election, 17 constituency seats were decided, with the Friendly Institutional Democratic Party winning 9 seats and independents holding 8 seats, and 9 seats nominated by nobles were elected. Pohiba was inaugurated as Prime Minister, possibly due to support from independent nobles and independent constituency lawmakers.
In 2017, the National Assembly was dissolved as the former prime minister, noble and parliamentary chairman Tuibakano requested the dissolution of the council . Relevant articles The second general election of the relevant article was held, and the Democratic Party of the French Islands won 14 of the 17 districts. For the reason for the dissolution, the National Assembly Chairman Tuibakano said that the prime minister, Pohba, tried to restrict the royal power, and the king had canceled the Pacific game in 2019. The election results held on November 16, 2017 are the public sentiment supports democrats. Fourteen of the 26 seats, with independence or aristocrats, were reappointed by Prime Minister Fohba alone. Prime Minister Forsheba became the sixth parliamentary member of the Tonga as the sixth parliamentary lawmaker.
If the atmosphere continues as it is, it seems that Tonga will move to a constitutional monarchy democracy under Tupou VI.
In 2018, the Tongan Parliament Building collapsed due to a cyclone. Related article On September 12, 2019, Prime Minister Pohiba died while being treated in Auckland, New Zealand, for pneumonia. On October 8, the independent Tuionetoa cabinet was inaugurated.
Following the 2021 Tongan general elections, independent Xiaosi Sovaleni has become Tonga's prime minister .
In 2022, in the face of a national disaster called Tonga's undersea volcanic eruption, the majority of the people, including the king, went to the unknown.
On January 21st, a speech regarding the national emergency declaration was posted on YouTube. It was not uploaded directly by the royal family, but was filmed by someone who runs a video shooting business in the Pacific Ocean. Perhaps because of poor communication conditions, only audio was uploaded instead of video. #
Afterwards, it was reported that he attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II , who passed away in the fall of 2022, and the coronation of Charles III the following year , as if the domestic situation had been resolved to some extent.
In 2013, an attempt was made by the Friendly Institutional Democratic Party to amend the election law to allow the people to directly elect the Prime Minister among the members of the National Assembly, but it failed.
In the 2014 election, 17 constituency seats were decided, with the Friendly Institutional Democratic Party winning 9 seats and independents holding 8 seats, and 9 seats nominated by nobles were elected. Pohiba was inaugurated as Prime Minister, possibly due to support from independent nobles and independent constituency lawmakers.
In 2017, the National Assembly was dissolved as the former prime minister, noble and parliamentary chairman Tuibakano requested the dissolution of the council . Relevant articles The second general election of the relevant article was held, and the Democratic Party of the French Islands won 14 of the 17 districts. For the reason for the dissolution, the National Assembly Chairman Tuibakano said that the prime minister, Pohba, tried to restrict the royal power, and the king had canceled the Pacific game in 2019. The election results held on November 16, 2017 are the public sentiment supports democrats. Fourteen of the 26 seats, with independence or aristocrats, were reappointed by Prime Minister Fohba alone. Prime Minister Forsheba became the sixth parliamentary member of the Tonga as the sixth parliamentary lawmaker.
If the atmosphere continues as it is, it seems that Tonga will move to a constitutional monarchy democracy under Tupou VI.
In 2018, the Tongan Parliament Building collapsed due to a cyclone. Related article On September 12, 2019, Prime Minister Pohiba died while being treated in Auckland, New Zealand, for pneumonia. On October 8, the independent Tuionetoa cabinet was inaugurated.
Following the 2021 Tongan general elections, independent Xiaosi Sovaleni has become Tonga's prime minister .
In 2022, in the face of a national disaster called Tonga's undersea volcanic eruption, the majority of the people, including the king, went to the unknown.
On January 21st, a speech regarding the national emergency declaration was posted on YouTube. It was not uploaded directly by the royal family, but was filmed by someone who runs a video shooting business in the Pacific Ocean. Perhaps because of poor communication conditions, only audio was uploaded instead of video. #
Afterwards, it was reported that he attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II , who passed away in the fall of 2022, and the coronation of Charles III the following year , as if the domestic situation had been resolved to some extent.
3. digression
In 1982, he married Nanasipaw, daughter of Baron Baea .[5] Nanashi Pau was born in 1954 and is five years older than the king. Her couple had two children, a daughter and a son. Her eldest son and second child, Tupoutoa Ulukalala, gave birth to a son and three daughters in 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2021, and four grandchildren. got it.
He has a considerable physique, and considering that he is similar in height to Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex, who is 186cm , he appears to be around 185cm. However, he is relatively short compared to his father, who was 198cm tall.
Naruhito and Georg von Habsburg, the then Crown Prince of Japan, at the coronation ceremony[6] , Marie Therese von Hohenberg[7] etc. attended.
When he attended the United Nations General Assembly and gave a speech, it was evident that his English was relatively fluent as he studied in an English-speaking country .
Watching him give a speech in Tongan at the Tongan Parliament, he has a strong Tongan accent even when he uses English, but his pronunciation is quite accurate.
A reporter from Newsis wrote an article calling King Tupou VI King Tupou Vi (VI) while delivering the news of a 2022 submarine volcanic eruption in Tonga . #
He has a considerable physique, and considering that he is similar in height to Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex, who is 186cm , he appears to be around 185cm. However, he is relatively short compared to his father, who was 198cm tall.
Naruhito and Georg von Habsburg, the then Crown Prince of Japan, at the coronation ceremony[6] , Marie Therese von Hohenberg[7] etc. attended.
When he attended the United Nations General Assembly and gave a speech, it was evident that his English was relatively fluent as he studied in an English-speaking country .
Watching him give a speech in Tongan at the Tongan Parliament, he has a strong Tongan accent even when he uses English, but his pronunciation is quite accurate.
A reporter from Newsis wrote an article calling King Tupou VI King Tupou Vi (VI) while delivering the news of a 2022 submarine volcanic eruption in Tonga . #
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[1] Having a crown prince serve as prime minister would be very strange to Koreans who are not accustomed to the monarchy and are at least accustomed to a constitutional monarchy, but it is common in despotic dynastic countries.[2] As of 2018, all 15 prime ministers, including the 15th prime minister, Akilisi Pohiba, a former democracy activist, were men, and except for two commoners, all were royals or nobles.[3] Tonga appointed several local chiefs as nobles.[4] Since the 19th century, Tonga has adopted a male-first birthright system, allowing women to succeed to the throne. According to the English Wikipedia, Salote is ranked 8th in the line of succession to the throne.[5] Baron Baea's father is the half-brother of Tupou VI's grandmother, Salote Tupou III . In other words, since the father-in-law is the 5th degree, it is between the wife and the 6th degree.[6] He was the son of Otto von Habsburg . He works as an Austrian diplomat.[7] She is the great-granddaughter of Franz Ferdinand, former Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary.
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