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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV

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Image:Tonga-Taufa.jpgTaufa'ahau Tupou IV (born July 4, 1918) has been the king of Tonga since the death of his mother Salote Tupou III in 1965.

He studied law in Australia, where he became the first Tongan graduate. Before he became King he had been a minister. He has great influence in the country, together with nobles, who control 70% of the Tongan Parliament.

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