Tonga Timeline of Events

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Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...

Timeline of Events

1643

1.21.1643

Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Tonga.

1900

5.18.1900

The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.

1970

6.4.1970

Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1999

9.14.1999

Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.

12.14.1999

Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.