King Tupou VI reasserts the monarch’s role in the affairs of state with the appointment of his son as a senior minister.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Tonga's King Tupou VI has appointed 'Aisake Eke as prime minister, a month after he was selected by lawmakers to be the Pacific Island nation's next leader, a Tonga government ...

Sovaleni has butted heads with Tonga's influential King Tupou VI, fuelling speculation of a deepening rift between the royals and his government. In cryptic remarks delivered before announcing his ...

In recent months, Sovaleni's tenure was marked by difficult relations with Tonga's head of state, King Tupou VI. Although the sovereign’s predecessor ceded power voluntarily in the 2010 ...

On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle names, George, on succeeding to the throne. The coronation of George VI and Queen ...

taking on the key government roles in the Pacific Islands nation a week after prime minister 'Aisake Eke was appointed by King Tupou VI. Tonga, with a population of 107,000, is one of the few ...

A celebration glass for the coronation of King George VI. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and ...

Tonga's King Tupou VI sits before addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

Tonga's King Appoints Eke Prime Minister After Predecessor Quit (Reuters) - Tonga's King Tupou VI has appointed 'Aisake Eke as prime minister, a month after he was selected by lawmakers to be the ...

(Reuters) - Tonga's King Tupou VI has appointed 'Aisake Eke as prime minister, a month after he was selected by lawmakers to be the Pacific Island nation's next leader, a Tonga government statement ...