2014 in Tonga
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Tonga.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Tupou VI
- Prime Minister: Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō (until December 30), ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (starting December 30)
Events
January
- January 11 - Cyclone Ian strikes Tonga with damage to buildings reported.[1]
- January 13 - Tonga restores contact with the Ha'apai islands after Cyclone Ian passed through during the weekend, killing one person and significantly damaging structures.[2]
July
- July 3 - The government of Tonga reveals a proposal to trade the disputed Minerva Reefs to Fiji in exchange for the Lau Islands, in an effort to settle a decades-old territorial dispute between the two Pacific countries.[3]
November
- November 27 - General election
References
- ↑ "Tonga in South Pacific lashed by powerful cyclone, damage reported in northern islands". 10 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Contact made with Tonga's isolated islands as relief efforts get underway after Cyclone Ian". 14 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "'Give up Lau'". 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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