Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970)
The Kingdom of Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom from 1900 to 1970, when its protectorate status was removed.
Kingdom of Tonga | |||||||||
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| 1900–1970 | |||||||||
Location of the Kingdom of Tonga with present-day borders shown. | |||||||||
| Status | Protected state of the United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | ||||||||
| Common languages | English Tongan | ||||||||
| Religion | Free Wesleyan Church | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary Semi-constitutional monarchy under a British protectorate | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1900–1918 | George Tupou II (first) | ||||||||
• 1965–1970 | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (last) | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1900–1905 | Siosateki Veikune (first) | ||||||||
• 1965–1970 | Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Treaty of Friendship | 18 May 1900 | ||||||||
• End of protection status | 4 June 1970 | ||||||||
| Currency | Tongan pound (1921–1967) Tongan paʻanga (1967–1970) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | TO | ||||||||
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