Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake

Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake (Sione Ngū Manumataongo; 7 January 1922 – 10 April 1999) 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.

Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake of Tonga
11th Prime Minister of Tonga
In office16 December 1965 – 22 August 1991
MonarchTāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
PredecessorCrown Prince Tāufaʻāhau
SuccessorBaron Siaosi Vaea
Born(1922-01-07)7 January 1922
Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Died10 April 1999(1999-04-10) (aged 77)
Auckland, New Zealand
Burial
Mala‘e Kula
SpousePrincess Melenaite Tupoumoheofo Veikune
IssuePrincess 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
HouseTupou
FatherViliami Tungī Mailefihi
MotherSālote Tupou III
ReligionMethodism
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