[DOC] [TLE] King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Ruler of Tonga, Dies at 88 - The New ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2006 ... King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga was the last reigning monarch ... King Taufa'
ahau Tupou IV, above in 1987, ruled Tonga, an archipelago of 150 islands, since 
1965. ... since the days of Captain Cook, Tongan nobles have always been ... 
Countries in Asia and the Pacific regions have a need for better... [DOC] [TLE] Obituary: King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV / Large monarch ruled Tonga for ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2006 ... Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, a towering figure in the tiny Pacific Island 
nation for four decades, has died in a New Zealand hospital, ... The royal family 
has ruled with absolute power since tribal groups ... King Tupou formally 
ascended the throne in 1967 after his mother, Queen Salote, died in 1965. [DOC] [TLE] Taufa'ahau Tupou IV; Tonga's Longtime King - Washington Post [PAR] Sep 11, 2006 ... Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, a towering figure in the tiny Pacific Island 
nation for ... plunging the remote country into a mourning period expected to last 
for months. ... where the royal family has ruled with absolute power since tribal ... 
Prince Tungi, he was prime minister of Tonga from 1949 to 1965. [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Tonga by Date - Page 2 - latimes [PAR] King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, 88; Ruled Tonga Since 1967 ... IV, a towering figure in 
the Pacific Island nation of Tonga for nearly four decades, has died in a New... [DOC] [TLE] Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tonga king 41 years - The Boston Globe [PAR] Sep 11, 2006 ... NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga -- Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, a towering figure in 
the Pacific Island nation ... THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY 
PRINTING ... has ruled since tribal groups on more than 170 Polynesian islands 
... Tupou IV ascended the throne in 1965 after his mother, Queen... [DOC] [TLE] Tonga facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] The population of Tonga in 2005 was estimated by the United Nations (UN) at 
102,000, ... is of European, part-European, Chinese, or non-Tongan Pacific 
island origin. .... King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV organized the Christian Democratic 
Party in time for the ... Town and district officials have been popularly elected 
since 1965. [DOC] [TLE] King of Tonga dead at 88 - Monarchy Forum [PAR] King Taufa'ahau has been suffering from an unspecified illness. The King of 
Tonga, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, has died in a New Zealand ... King Tupou IV was 
absolute ruler of the South Pacific island nation for 41 ... King Tupou took over the 
monarchy after the death of his mother, Queen Salote, in 1965 and... [DOC] [TLE] An absolute monarch bent on giving up his power | The Independent [PAR] Jan 21, 2010 ... Schooled in England, the King of Tonga has returned to catch up with old friends 
&ndash; ... Taufa'ahau ruled the Pacific's last remaining monarchy with a mixture 
of paternalism and ... And life has been anything but quiet since taking Tonga's 
throne. ... Taufa'ahau Tupou IV succeeded his mother in 1965. [DOC] [TLE] Obituary: King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga | News | The Guardian [PAR] Sep 19, 2006 ... King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, who has died aged 88 was, ... became ruler 
of the tiny South Pacific kingdom named by Captain ... in the modernisation of this 
island kingdom may have passed, too, ... When he succeeded his mother in 1965
, Taufa'ahau was 47 and had been prime minister since 1949;... [DOC] [TLE] TONGA - Royal Ark [PAR] The ancient regal system of Tonga (or the Friendly Islands) evolved into a ... have 
two children by one wife, she being taken away from him after the birth of their 
second child. ... This state of affairs continued until the ruler of Ha'apai Taufa'
ahau' Tupou', ... King Taufa'ahau' Tupou' IV, Queen Salote's eldest son, inherited 
her... [DOC] [TLE] You Need to Know Before Buying a One-Way Ticket to

Question: This Pacific island nation has been ruled by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV since 1965
Answer: Tonga