Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou in 1985
King of Tonga
Reign16 December 1965 – 10 September 2006
Coronation4 July 1967
PredecessorSālote Tupou III
SuccessorGeorge Tupou V
Prime Ministers
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10th Prime Minister of Tonga
In office12 December 1949 – 16 December 1965
MonarchSālote Tupou III
PredecessorSolomone Ula Ata
SuccessorPrince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake
Born(1918-07-04)4 July 1918
Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa, Kingdom of Tonga
Died10 September 2006(2006-09-10) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
Burial19 September 2006
Malaʻekula, Tonga
SpouseHalaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
Issue
HouseTupou
FatherViliami Tungī Mailefihi
MotherSālote Tupou III
ReligionFree Wesleyan Church

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi; 4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006) was King of Tonga from 1965 until his death in 2006. He was the tallest and heaviest Tongan monarch, weighing 209.5 kg (462 lb) and measuring 196 cm (6 ft 5 in).

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