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George Tupou V

1948 - 2012

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George Tupou V (Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou; 4 May 1948 – 18 March 2012) was King of Tonga from 2006 to his death in 2012. He was the eldest son of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. After ascending the throne, George Tupou announced that he would relinquish most of the monarch's powers and be guided by the Prime Minister on most matters. A snap election in 2010 was the first to be called under the new system. He died following a period of hospitalisation in Hong Kong, and was succeeded by his younger brother, Tupou VI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Tupou V has received more than 518,733 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). George Tupou V is the 1,621st most popular politician (down from 1,369th in 2019), the most popular biography from Tonga and the most popular Tongan Politician.

George Tupou V was the King of Tonga from 1918 until his death in 2012. He was the son of King Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Tupou V ranks 1,621 out of 19,576. Before him are Gregor Strasser, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Miloš Obrenović, Ferdinand I of Aragon, Otto of Greece, and Emeric Thököly. After him are Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Hedwig of Silesia, Hassan Nasrallah, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Gelimer, and Paul Bocuse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, George Tupou V ranks 29. Before him are Andrzej Sapkowski, Abdulrazak Gurnah, John R. Bolton, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Maurizio Gucci, and Klaus Meine. After him are George R. R. Martin, Kathy Bates, Alice Cooper, Donna Summer, Patrizia Reggiani, and Carl Weathers. Among people deceased in 2012, George Tupou V ranks 17. Before him are Tony Scott, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Lord, Eric Hobsbawm, Elinor Ostrom, and Theo Angelopoulos. After him are Sylvia Kristel, Roger Garaudy, Carroll Shelby, Ernest Borgnine, Donna Summer, and Robin Gibb.

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In Tonga

Among people born in Tonga, George Tupou V ranks 1 out of 13. After him are Tupou VI (1959), Sālote Tupou III (1900), George Tupou I (1797), Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1918), George Tupou II (1874), Feleti Sevele (1944), ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (1941), Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (1951), Soane Patita Paini Mafi (1961), Siaosi Sovaleni (1970), and Paea Wolfgramm (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tonga

Among politicians born in Tonga, George Tupou V ranks 1. After him are Sālote Tupou III (1900), George Tupou I (1797), Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1918), George Tupou II (1874), Feleti Sevele (1944), ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (1941), Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (1951), and Siaosi Sovaleni (1970).

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