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...DIED. Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, 88, King of Tonga, a group of 169 Polynesian islands, for 41 years; of heart disease; in Auckland, New Zealand. A mostly benign ruler of the only remaining monarchy in the South Pacific, he opposed political reforms and restricted the press but also introduced Tonga's first dictionary, newspaper and television station. He is succeeded by his British-educated businessman son, Crown Prince Tupouto...
DIED. Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, 88, King of Tonga, a group of 169 Polynesian islands, for 41 years; of heart disease; in Auckland, New Zealand. A mostly benign ruler of the only remaining monarchy in the South Pacific, he opposed political reforms and restricted the press but also introduced Tonga's first dictionary, newspaper and television station. He is succeeded by his British educated businessman son, Crown Prince Tupouto...
...King, but it's better to be the court jester - at least in Tonga. American Jesse Bogdonoff, who advised the government on financial matters, charmed the Pacific island's King into naming him official court jester and giving him access to the country's treasury. King Taufaahau Tupou IV was left with little to smile about after Bogdonoff absconded with $26 million, an amount equal to about half of the tiny nation's annual budget...
...Steuben glass bowl christened 'The Crusaders'! From the village of Doughton, bless 'em all, a sheet-iron weather vane for Highgrove! From the far-off land of Tonga, a bedspread, presented by-I want to get this name right-King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and his wife, Queen Mata'aho, and hand-knitted by the Queen herself; let's have a round of applause for them both! From the Sedgemoor district council in Somerset - how about this? - a ton of peat! A nickel-silvered - oh, this is cute - a nickel-silvered mousetrap...
...Tupou, who waited two years for his crown because of the nation's deep grief over Salote's death, is an Australian-educated lawyer who was Tonga's Prime Minister until his mother died. In his university days, he excelled at such untraditional sports as surfing and pole vaulting. Among his goals: to lure more tourists to the Tonga (Friendly) Islands and to drive out the rhinoceros beetles that threaten Tonga's coconut trees. The King must share his powers with Tonga's elected Parliament and a privy council but, unlike a lot of smaller...