Tonga’s King Tupou V dies; introduced democracy
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Tonga’s King Tupou V dies; introduced democracy
Tonga’s King George Tupou V, who gave up the majority of his powers to bring a far more democratic government to his Pacific island nation, died Sunday at a Hong Kong hospital. He was 63.
Tongan Prime Minister Lord Siale’ataonga Tu’ivakano stated inside a short radio address Monday that the king had died at three p.m. Sunday during a stop by to Hong Kong. He didn’t give a lead to of death, but stated additional particulars and funeral plans will be released when offered.
The prime minister said the king’s younger brother and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Tupouto’a Lavaka, was at the king’s side when he died.
The king, who was a bachelor, had a liver transplant final year and suffered other health troubles, in accordance with Tongan media reports. He had reigned more than the island nation of 106,000 considering that his father, King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, died in 2006.
The father had lengthy resisted ceding any powers of Tonga’s absolute monarchy for the duration of his four-decade rule. But right after his death, rioters unhappy with the pace of reforms took for the streets and destroyed the center from the capital, Nuku’alofa.
Against that backdrop, the new king delayed his official coronation till 2008 while he place together the framework for sweeping political reforms. 3 days ahead of the coronation ceremony, Tupou announced he was ceding the majority of his executive powers to a democratically elected parliament. The king remains head of state, and some parliament seats are reserved for nobility.
Though the parliament is now responsible for a lot from the day-to-day running in the country, the king retains the correct to veto laws, decree martial law and dissolve the parliament.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key released a statement Monday saying that he hopes the king’s work top Tonga toward democracy will continue.
“He believed that the monarchy was an instrument of modify and may truly be observed because the architect of evolving democracy in Tonga. This will be his enduring legacy,’’ Crucial said.
Tupou V did let himself an elaborate coronation, a five-day-long affair that included roast pig feasts, tribal rites and British-style pomp. Its price tag tag of $2.five million put a heavy strain on the impoverished nation.
He might be remembered by numerous for his throwback fashion choices - which included wearing, at times, a best hat and even a monocle. He studied at King’s College in Auckland, New Zealand, and in Britain.
Pesi Fonua, publisher from the Tongan news web-site Matangi Tonga, stated the king also advocated for technologies such as mobile phones along with the Web, and made some enemies among conservative Tongans for his efforts to create the economy extra market-driven and open to foreign competition and investment.
The prime minister declared that the royal loved ones and whole nation was in mourning.
Tonga’s King Tupou V dies; introduced democracy
Tonga’s King George Tupou V, who gave up the majority of his powers to bring a far more democratic government to his Pacific island nation, died Sunday at a Hong Kong hospital. He was 63.
Tongan Prime Minister Lord Siale’ataonga Tu’ivakano stated inside a short radio address Monday that the king had died at three p.m. Sunday during a stop by to Hong Kong. He didn’t give a lead to of death, but stated additional particulars and funeral plans will be released when offered.
The prime minister said the king’s younger brother and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Tupouto’a Lavaka, was at the king’s side when he died.
The king, who was a bachelor, had a liver transplant final year and suffered other health troubles, in accordance with Tongan media reports. He had reigned more than the island nation of 106,000 considering that his father, King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, died in 2006.
The father had lengthy resisted ceding any powers of Tonga’s absolute monarchy for the duration of his four-decade rule. But right after his death, rioters unhappy with the pace of reforms took for the streets and destroyed the center from the capital, Nuku’alofa.
Against that backdrop, the new king delayed his official coronation till 2008 while he place together the framework for sweeping political reforms. 3 days ahead of the coronation ceremony, Tupou announced he was ceding the majority of his executive powers to a democratically elected parliament. The king remains head of state, and some parliament seats are reserved for nobility.
Though the parliament is now responsible for a lot from the day-to-day running in the country, the king retains the correct to veto laws, decree martial law and dissolve the parliament.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key released a statement Monday saying that he hopes the king’s work top Tonga toward democracy will continue.
“He believed that the monarchy was an instrument of modify and may truly be observed because the architect of evolving democracy in Tonga. This will be his enduring legacy,’’ Crucial said.
Tupou V did let himself an elaborate coronation, a five-day-long affair that included roast pig feasts, tribal rites and British-style pomp. Its price tag tag of $2.five million put a heavy strain on the impoverished nation.
He might be remembered by numerous for his throwback fashion choices - which included wearing, at times, a best hat and even a monocle. He studied at King’s College in Auckland, New Zealand, and in Britain.
Pesi Fonua, publisher from the Tongan news web-site Matangi Tonga, stated the king also advocated for technologies such as mobile phones along with the Web, and made some enemies among conservative Tongans for his efforts to create the economy extra market-driven and open to foreign competition and investment.
The prime minister declared that the royal loved ones and whole nation was in mourning.
Fonua said he ended his address with a Tongan expression which means “The sun has set.’’
