Polity Tonga (British Protectorate)

This article is about the specific polity Tonga (British Protectorate) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

In 1900 the Kingdom of Tonga had become a British protectorate part of the British Western Pacific Territories. It was a separate protectorate from 1953, until it re-emerged as an independent country in 1970.

Establishment

  • January 1953: Establishment of the separate British protectorate over Tonga.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • June 1970: The Treaty of Friendship and Tonga's protection status ended in 1970.

Disestablishment

  • June 1970: The Treaty of Friendship and Tonga's protection status ended in 1970.