Tupou IV

Tupou IV
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King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV 
      Tongan monarch (b. July 4, 1918, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu island, British-protected Tonga—d. Sept. 10, 2006, Auckland, N.Z.), was absolute ruler of Tonga for 41 years. He was born Crown Prince Tupouto'a Tungi, the eldest son of reigning Queen Salote Tupou III. A keen athlete in his youth, he was a proficient pole vaulter, cricketer, and rugby player and was credited with introducing surfing to his island home. He left Tonga to study in Australia, where he received a law degree from the University of Sydney. In 1949 his mother appointed him Tonga's prime minister, and on her death in 1965, he succeeded her on the throne. As king, Tupou expanded Tonga's contact with the outside world and guided the 170-island territory's emergence as a fully independent country in 1970. He also sought to improve education, health services, and economic conditions, but the last years of his reign were plagued by financial scandals and demands among the populace for a more democratic form of government.

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