Person    | Male  Born 4/5/1948  Died 18/3/2012

King George Tupou V

Categories: Royalty

Countries: China/Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland

Former king of Tonga. His full name was Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou V. Educated in New Zealand, Britain and Switzerland and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He succeeded his father Tupou IV in 2008 and relinquished most of his powers in order to make Tonga more democratic. Died at Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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