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Civil war(15th century–1470) Tonga: Result of Civil conflict / status quo ante bellum. The Tongans were driven out of Wallis and Futuna. Tuʻi Tonga Kauʻulufonua I ceded temporal authority to his brother Moʻungāmotuʻa, replacing the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty with the Tu'i Ha'atakalaua dynasty. Unknown Civil war(17th century) Tonga
This is a timeline of Tongan history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Tonga and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Tonga .
In the 15th century and again in the 17th, civil war erupted. It was in this context that the first Europeans arrived, beginning with Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire. Between April 21 to 23, 1616 they moored at the Northern Tongan islands "Cocos Island" and "Traitors Island" (Niuatoputapu), respectively. The kings of both of ...
This time though Cakobau was supported by a strong fleet from Tonga, sent by Tu'i Tonga (King) Taufa'ahau (George I) of Tonga and Enele Ma'afu, governor of the Tongan population in Fiji. The battle was a major victory for Cakobau, thanks mainly to his Tongan allies, and cemented his leadership over Fiji.
Tonga: 21 killed 20 wounded. Second Fiji Expedition (6–16 October 1859) Fijians ... Bougainville Civil War (1988–1989) Bougainville Interim Government (BIG)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (14 C, 56 P) W. Tonga in World War II (1 C) Pages in category "Wars involving Tonga" The following 5 pages are in this category, out ...
Tonga participated in World War I, as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The Tonga Defence Service (TDS) came into existence at the beginning of World War II in 1939. In 1943, New Zealand helped train two Tongan contingents of two thousand personnel who fought in the Solomon Islands Campaign . [ 1 ]
This page lists the individual Tonga year pages. It only references years after 1970, when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Twenty-first century